Col d'Ares / Coll d'Ares | |
Elevation M: | 1513 |
Location: | Pyrénées-Orientales, France Catalonia, Spain |
Range: | Pyrenees |
Map: | Pyrenees |
Coords: | 42.3672°N 2.4567°W |
Col d'Ares (in French kɔldaʁ/) or Coll d'Ares (in Catalan; Valencian ˈkɔʎ ˈdaɾəs/) (el. 1513 m) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain.
It connects Prats-de-Mollo in France with Molló in Catalonia, Spain.
In 1691, during the Nine Years' War, the Spanish passed through the Col d'Ares to try taking Prats-de-Mollo, without success.
This pass also used during the Retirada during the Spanish Civil War by fleeing Spaniards supporting the Republican cause.