Granon
Granon is a hamlet in Val-des-Prés, Arrondissement of Briançon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 1,894 metres. Granon is situated nearby to the hamlet La Caro, as well as near the locality Serre Pellat.Places of Interest
Highlights include Col du Granon and Fort de Lenlon.
Col du Granon
Mountain saddle
Photo: Benj05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col du Granon is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. A narrow tarmac road winds steeply up the southern approach. Col du Granon is situated 2½ km west of Granon.
Fort de l’Olive
Fort
Photo: David Berardan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort de l'Olive is a fortification in the vicinity of Briançon in the Dauphiné region of southeastern France. Built in 1881 it was originally called the Ouvrage du Bois des Gasquets, it was the third and final fort built near Briançon as part of the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications in the 1870s and 1880s. Fort de l’Olive is situated 3½ km north of Granon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plampinet and Saint-Chaffrey.
Saint-Chaffrey
Village
Photo: Lal.sacienne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Chaffrey is an alpine commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Saint-Chaffrey is located in the Valley of the Guisane, on the road to Grenoble, between La Salle-les-Alpes to the northwest and Briançon to the southeast. Saint-Chaffrey is situated 5 km southwest of Granon.
La Salle-les-Alpes
Village
Photo: Melendil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Salle-les-Alpes is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. La Salle-les-Alpes is situated 6 km west of Granon.
Granon
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Châlets de Granon”
- Categories: mountain pasture and locality
- Location: Val-des-Prés, Arrondissement of Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.96663° or 44° 57′ 60″ northLongitude
6.64447° or 6° 38′ 40″ eastElevation
1,894 metres (6,214 feet)Open location code
8FP8XJ8V+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 413917288OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3014870Wikidata ID
Q110813069
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In Other Languages
“Granon” goes by many names.
- French: “Granon”
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