Col des Contrebandiers

Col des Contrebandiers is a mountain saddle in Veyrier-du-Lac, Arrondissement of Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,054 metres. Col des Contrebandiers is situated nearby to the locality Bois Lardet, as well as near Gravot.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mont Veyrier and Château de Fésigny.

Mont Veyrier

Peak

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

Mont Veyrier is a mountain located in the French Alps, in Haute Savoie. It culminates at 1,291 metres, and dominates the east side of Lake Annecy.

Château de Fésigny

Castle

Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Château de Fésigny is a castle.

Chapeau de Napoléon

Peak

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

Chapeau de Napoléon is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menthon St. Bernard and Annecy.

Menthon St. Bernard

Photo: Didier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Menthon-Saint-Bernard, commonly referred to simply as Menthon, is a commune on the eastern shore of Lake Annecy in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 1,891.

Annecy

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.

Annecy, in the north of the French Alps, is called "the Venice of Savoie" — a well-deserved title. The medieval town centre built around a 14th-century chateau is dissected by small canals and streams running out of Lac Annecy, which is clean, fresh and a wonderful azure colour.

Annecy-le-Vieux

Suburb

Photo: Phoenix74, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Annecy-le-Vieux was a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it merged into the commune of Annecy.

Col des Contrebandiers

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,054 metres
Category: landform
Location: Veyrier-du-Lac, Arrondissement of Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.8896° or 45° 53′ 23″ north

Longitude

6.1933° or 6° 11′ 36″ east

Elevation

1,054 metres (3,458 feet)

Open location code

8FQ8V5QV+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 345675256

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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