Le Pied du Col

Le Pied du Col is a hamlet in Villar-d’Arêne, Arrondissement of Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 1,869 metres. Le Pied du Col is situated nearby to the locality La Guidaine, as well as near the hamlet Les Cours.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in Villar-d’Arêne, France
Also known as: “Pied-du-Col”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Martin de Villar-d’Arêne and Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret.

Église Saint-Martin de Villar-d’Arêne

Church

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Église Saint-Martin de Villar-d’Arêne is a church.

Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret

Garden

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The Lautaret Alpine Garden is an alpine botanical garden located at 2100 metres altitude in the Col du Lautaret of the Dauphiné Alps, near Villar-d'Arêne, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret is situated 3 km east of Le Pied du Col.

Pic de l’Homme

Peak

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Pic de l’Homme is a peak, which is situated 2½ km west of Le Pied du Col.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Col du Lautaret and La Grave.

Col du Lautaret is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col. Col du Lautaret is situated 3½ km east of Le Pied du Col.

La Grave

Village

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La Grave is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association. It is a small ski resort in the French Alps, dominated by La Meije. La Grave is situated 4½ km west of Le Pied du Col.