The Col de Rousset is a mountain pass located in the

Vercors Regional Natural Park The Vercors Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du Vercors'') is a protected area of forested mountains in the Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. Geography Set upon a limestone plateau south of Grenoble, the park ex ...

Drôme Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.

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and it is a part of the

Vercors Massif The Vercors Massif is a range in France consisting of rugged plateaus and mountains straddling the ''départements'' of Isère and Drôme in the French Prealps. It lies west of the Dauphiné Alps, from which it is separated by the rivers Drac ...

and has a height of 1.254 meter, the mountain pass is popular among cyclists and the area around it for winter sports.

Location

The mountain pass is situated in the arrondissement of Die and the mountain is 19 km away from the town with the same name. The Rousset Pass is one of the few crossing points, with the Col de la Bataille as an allowing access to the South-Vercors. It connects precisely Die south to

Vassieux-en-Vercors Vassieux-en-Vercors is a commune in the department of Drôme in southeastern France. The town is known for its assistance to the French Resistance during World War II, for which it was awarded the Ordre de la Libération. Geography The villa ...

nearby the northwest through a tunnel at 1254 meters and drilled in 1979 and a length of 769 m. It replaces a previous work from 1866 and parallel to it. True neck, the top of the ridge overlooking the tunnel, is for its part to 1367 meters and is within walking distance. The hamlet of Rousset to which the collar belongs to the municipality of

Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors (Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Anhan de Vercòrs'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Drôme department *Parc naturel régional du Vercors The Vercors Regional ...

, in the Drôme department.

Station Col de Rousset

There is also an Alpine ski resort at with a

funicular A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite e ...

and six ski lifts which are serving thirty tracks offering all levels of difficulty. Nearby is also a snow stadium, the stadium Raphael Poiree, with tracks of Nordic skiing and dog sledding in the winter. The cervix is the start of the Great Crossing of Vercors (GTV), which leads to

Villard-de-Lans Villard-de-Lans (; oc, Lo Vilar de Lanç) is a commune in the Isère department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. The town is also situated in the Vercors Massif. It was the administrative centre of the eponymous ca ...

, cross country skiing during the winter and mountain biking during the summer, through the high plateaus of Vercors. Col rousset

Tour de France

The mountain pass was visited three times by the Tour de France in 1984, 1996 and 1998, with the results of the winners here: * Edition 1984 : * Edition 1996 : * Edition 1998 :

References

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External links

A Few info at Ladromemontagne.fr (in English)
Mountains of Isère Mountains of the Alps