Tête de Chien

The Tête de Chien is a 550 m high rock promontory near the village of in the department of France. It overlooks the Principality of Monaco, and is the highest point on the Grande Corniche road.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 550 metres
  • Description: mountain in France
  • Also known as: “la Tete de Chien”, “la Tête de Chien”, “La Tête de Chien”, and “Tete de Chien”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Stade Louis II and Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.

Stadium
Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.
The , or simply Louis II, is a …

Museum
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oceanographic Museum, is a museum of marine sciences in Monaco City, Monaco.

Hospital
The Centre, named after Grace Kelly, is the only public hospital in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jardin Exotique and Les Moneghetti.

Suburb
Photo: Rado Bahna, Public domain.
is the westernmost ward in the .

Suburb
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the north-central ward in the…

Suburb
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is the southernmost district of the Principality of Monaco.

Tête de Chien

Latitude
43.73174° or 43° 43′ 54″ north
Longitude
7.402° or 7° 24′ 7″ east
Elevation
550 metres (1,804 feet)
Open location code
8FM9PCJ2+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1092139406
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
9252049
Wiki­data ID
Q3546930
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Venetian—“Tête de Chien” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Testa di Cane”
  • Croatian: “Tête de Chien”
  • Dutch: “Tête de Chien”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تيت د كين”
  • French: “tête de Chien”
  • French: “Tête de Chien”
  • Hebrew: “טט דה שיאן”
  • Italian: “Testa di Cane”
  • Italian: “Tête de Chien”
  • Ligurian: “Testa de Can”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tête de Chien”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tête de Chien”
  • Norwegian: “Tête de Chien”
  • Venetian: “Tête de Chien”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: La Brasca and Sérier Supérieur.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Paroi du Fort and La Prussik.

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