Col du Granier
Col du Granier is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France which crosses the Chartreuse Mountains to connect the villages of Entremont-le-Vieux, Apremont and Chapareillan.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Photo: Floflo, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Granier and Mont Joigny.
Mont Granier
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
Mont Granier is a limestone mountain located between the départements of Savoie and Isère in France. It lies in the Chartreuse Mountains range of the French Prealps between the towns of Chapareillan and Entremont-le-Vieux.
Mont Joigny
Peak
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont Joigny is a mountain in the Chartreuse Mountains in Savoie, France. It lies west of the Col du Granier and north of Entremont-le-Vieux.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Entremont-le-Vieux and Le Désert d’Entremont.
Entremont-le-Vieux
Village
Photo: Devisme.alain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Entremont-le-Vieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2022, it had a population of 646.
Le Désert d’Entremont
Hamlet
Photo: Patrice78500, Public domain.
Le Desert d'Entremont is a winter sports resort in the commune of Entremont-le-Vieux located in the Chartreuse Mountains. It lies between the communes of Entremont-le-Vieux and Corbel.
Chapareillan
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapareillan is a commune in the Isère department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
Col du Granier
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,134 metres
- Description: mountain pass in the French Alps
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Apremont, Arrondissement of Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.4805° or 45° 28′ 50″ northLongitude
5.91498° or 5° 54′ 54″ eastElevation
1,134 metres (3,720 feet)Open location code
8FQ7FWJ7+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 5761708007OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
Discover Col du Granier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Luxembourgish—“Col du Granier” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “coll de Granier”
- Catalan: “Coll de Granier”
- Dutch: “Col du Granier”
- French: “col du Granier”
- French: “Col du granier”
- French: “Col du Granier”
- French: “Col Du Granier”
- Luxembourgish: “Col du Granier”
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Notable Places Nearby
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