Col du Perthus

The Pertús pass is one of the passes that allow you to cross the . At only 290 m above sea level, it connects the Catalan regions of Alt Empordà and .
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  • Type: Pass with an elevation of 285 metres
  • Description: mountain pass on the France–Spain border
  • Also known as: “Coll del Pertus”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Louis Roi du Perthus and Fort de Bellegarde.

Church
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Photo: Doronenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a 17th-century bastion fortification located above the town of , in the département of southern .

Mountain saddle
Photo: Toni Hermoso Pulido, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a mountain saddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Perthus and Els Límits.

Village
Photo: Toniher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in southern . Natives of are called Perthusiens.

Hamlet
Photo: Toniher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Spanish village, a civil parish of the municipality of , situated in the , , in . As of 2005 its population was of 115. Its Spanish name is Los Límites.

Village
Photo: El Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
L'Albère is a commune in the department in southern . is situated 3½ km northeast of Col du Perthus.

Col du Perthus

Latitude
42.46456° or 42° 27′ 52″ north
Longitude
2.86309° or 2° 51′ 47″ east
Elevation
285 metres (935 feet)
Open location code
8FJ4FV77+R6
Geo­Names ID
2987830
Wiki­data ID
Q2982308
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Col du Perthus” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “coll del Pertús”
  • Catalan: “Coll del Pertús”
  • Catalan: “Port de muntanya del Pertús”
  • Cebuano: “Coll del Pertús”
  • Dutch: “Col du Perthus (Pyreneeen)”
  • Dutch: “Col du Perthus”
  • French: “col du Perthus”
  • French: “Col du perthus”
  • French: “Col du Perthus”
  • French: “Col Du Perthus”
  • Italian: “Colle del Perthus”
  • Japanese: “ペルテュ峠”
  • Japanese: “ペルトゥス峠”
  • Polish: “Col du Perthus”
  • Polish: “Coll del Pertús”

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