Baisse du Pape

Baisse du Pape is a mountain saddle in Peille, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 1,024 metres. Baisse du Pape is situated nearby to the hamlet Capel, as well as near the locality Farguet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Col de Braus and Ouvrage Barbonnet.

Col de Braus

Mountain saddle

Photo: Lorenzo.cerisola, Public domain.

Col de Braus is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in France. It connects Sospel and L'Escarène. A railway tunnel has been dug under the pass.

Ouvrage Barbonnet

Fort

Ouvrage Barbonnet is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block and one infantry block facing Italy.

Ouvrage Saint-Roch

Fort

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Ouvrage Saint-Roch is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also known as the Little Maginot Line. Small for a gros ouvrages, the ouvrage consists of one entry block, one artillery block and two observation blocks overlooking Sospel at an altitude of 426 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sospel and Castillon.

Sospel

Photo: Jpmgir, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sospel is a commune and former schismatic episcopal seat in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France near the Italian border and not far from Monte Carlo.