Col de Puymorens explained

The Col de Puymorens ("Puymorens Pass") is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees, connecting Foix to Cerdagne. Its summit is 1,915m.[1]

The pass historically crossed the border between France and Catalonia, until the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 ceded the whole of this area to the former.[2] It has been a well-travelled route since the 18th century and has featured several times in the Tour de France.[3] [4] In 1994, the pass was bypassed by a tunnel.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon. 168. 8 June 2020 . Rough Guides. 2004. 978-1-843-53244-6.
  2. Book: Mauro, Frédéric. L'Espagne et le Midi de la France au XVIIeme siecle : Aspects économiques et humains. Cahiers du monde hispanique et luso-brésilien. 11. 1968. 10.3406/carav.1968.1208. 17 May 2016. 151–162.
  3. Book: Poujade, Patrice. Une société marchande: le commerce et ses acteurs dans les Pyrénées modernes. Univ. du Mirail. 41. 2008. fr. 978-2-858-16910-8.
  4. Book: Woodland, Les. Yellow Jersey Companion to the Tour de France. 395. Random House. 2007. 978-0-224-08016-3.
  5. News: Fermeture abusive du Col du Puymorens. l'Independent. 19 February 2018. 24 February 2020.

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