Col de Vence
Col de Vence is a mountain saddle in Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 782 metres. Col de Vence is situated nearby to the hamlet La Chapelle, as well as near Château Pilon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort du Saint-Eynard and Château de Bouquéron.
Château de Bouquéron
Castle
Photo: DoucF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Château de Bouquéron is a 15th-century defensive fortress in the commune of Corenc in the Isère département of France. It was modernised and expanded during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grenoble and Meylan.
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city of around 158,000 inhabitants in 2017 in the French Alps. The climate is quite cold in winter, with days of snow almost every year. Summers are known to be hot, as mountains surrounding the town stop any wind.
Meylan
Town
Photo: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meylan is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit.
Saint-Martin-d’Hères
Town
Photo: Binnette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Martin-d'Hères is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit, it is the largest suburb of the city of Grenoble and is adjacent to it on the east.
Col de Vence
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 782 metres
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Arrondissement of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.2356° or 45° 14′ 8″ northLongitude
5.751° or 5° 45′ 4″ eastElevation
782 metres (2,566 feet)Open location code
8FQ76QP2+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 137929OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q2982135
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Col de Vence” goes by many names.
- French: “col de Vence”
- French: “Col de Vence”
- Italian: “colle di Vence”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Chapelle and Château Pilon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Réservoir de Vence and Batterie du Quichat.
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