Mont Avellan
Mont Avellan is a peak in Peille, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 1,054 metres. Mont Avellan is situated nearby to the locality Ségra, as well as near the hamlet Capel.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ouvrage Barbonnet and Ouvrage Saint-Roch.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castillon and Sospel.
Castillon
Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.
Castillon is a pleasant perched village on the road from Menton to Sospel and thence Breil sur Roya.
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.
Peille
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peille is a commune perched on a rock between Monaco and Menton in the Alpes Maritimes department in southeastern France. It overlooks the River Peillon.
Mont Avellan
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,054 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Peille, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.8466° or 43° 50′ 48″ northLongitude
7.4282° or 7° 25′ 41″ eastElevation
1,054 metres (3,458 feet)Open location code
8FM9RCWH+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 9556053342OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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