Le Somport-Candanchu
Le Somport-Candanchu is in Jaca, Huesca, Aragon. Le Somport-Candanchu is situated nearby to the peak Pin Sec, as well as near the mountain saddle Col de Bessata.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Somport and Hospital de Somport.
Somport
Photo: CHV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Somport is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees on the border of France and Spain. It lies on the French Way of the Way of Saint James. The pass is the end of the Via Tolosana and the starting point of the Aragonese Way.
Hospital de Somport
Protected area
Photo: CHV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hospital de Somport is a protected area, which is situated 1¼ km east of Le Somport-Candanchu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Candanchú and Canfranc-Estación.
Candanchú
Hamlet
Photo: Willtron, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the High Aragon of the western Pyrenees, in the province of Huesca, Spain. The name of the area is an adaptation of the French "Camp d'Anjou", as it was originally the site of a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty.
Canfranc-Estación
Village
Photo: Lozano Manzanedo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canfranc-Estación is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Le Somport-Candanchu.
Canfranc
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Canfranc is in Aragon, Spain. It consists of two villages, the original village, which has fewer than 100 residents, and Canfranc Estación, which developed with the establishment of Canfranc international railway station to serve railway traffic across the Pyrenees.
Le Somport-Candanchu
- Type: Winter sport
- Description: ski resort in France and Spain
- Categories: ski resort and sports location
- Location: Jaca, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.79339° or 42° 47′ 36″ northLongitude
-0.53993° or 0° 32′ 24″ westOpen location code
8CJXQFV6+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 758138466OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=winter_sportsWikidata ID
Q3227291
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Spanish—“Le Somport-Candanchu” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Candanchú-Le Somport”
- Aragonese: “Le Somport”
- Dutch: “Le Somport-Candanchu”
- French: “Candanchú-Le Somport”
- French: “Espace nordique du Somport”
- French: “Le Somport-Candanchu”
- French: “Le Somport”
- Spanish: “Candanchú-Le Somport”
- Spanish: “Le Somport-Candanchu”
- Spanish: “Le Somport”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pin Sec and Col de Bessata.
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