Port de Balès
The Port de Balès is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It connects the village of Ferrère to that of Bourg-d'Oueil, Haute-Garonne.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,755 metres
- Description: mountain pass in the Pyranees in France
- Also known as: “Port de Bales”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Blaise de Bourg-d’Oueil and Église Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge de Cirès.
Église Saint-Blaise de Bourg-d’Oueil
Church
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Blaise de Bourg-d’Oueil is a church.
Église Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge de Cirès
Church
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge de Cirès is a church.
Lac de Bareilles
Lake
Photo: Momain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac de Bareilles is a lake in Hautes-Pyrénées, France. The lake can be reached by foot from the village of Bareilles in about 30 minutes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caubous and Cirès.
Caubous
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caubous is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. With a population of four inhabitants in 2019, it is the least populated commune in the department.
Cirès
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cirès is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Bourg-d’Oueil
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bourg-d'Oueil is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Port de Balès
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Ferrère, Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.8742° or 42° 52′ 27″ northLongitude
0.5006° or 0° 30′ 2″ eastElevation
1,755 metres (5,758 feet)Open location code
8FJ2VGF2+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 917278486OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q2031519
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Port de Balès” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “port de Balès”
- Catalan: “Port de Balès”
- Danish: “Col de Balès”
- Danish: “Port de Bales”
- Danish: “Port de Balés”
- Danish: “Port de Balès”
- Dutch: “Port de Bales”
- Dutch: “Port de Balès”
- French: “Col de Balès”
- French: “Port de Bales”
- French: “port de Balès”
- French: “Port de Balès”
- German: “Port de Bales”
- German: “Port de Balès”
- Japanese: “バレ峠”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Port de Balès”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Port de Balès”
- Norwegian: “Port de Balès”
- Spanish: “Port de Bales”
- Spanish: “Port de Balès”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Avedette and Forêt de Rivière.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include montagne de Séuès and Port de Court.
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