Col du Granier (el. 1,134 m.) is a

mountain pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...

in the

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in the department of

Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of ...

in France which crosses the

Chartreuse Mountains The Chartreuse Mountains (french: massif de la Chartreuse ) are a mountain range in southeastern France, stretching from the city of Grenoble in the south to the Lac du Bourget in the north. They are part of the French Prealps, which continue a ...

to connect the villages of

Entremont-le-Vieux Entremont-le-Vieux ( Arpitan: ''Entremont-le-Viûx'') is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 644. Geography Entremont-le-Vieux is a landlocked village clos ...

(south), Apremont (north) and

Chapareillan Chapareillan () is a commune in the Isère department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. History This location was populated long before once thought: Flints were carved on the Granier dating from the ancient Neolithic ...

(east). It has been traversed several times by the

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cycle race, including on Stage 12 of the

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race. It is situated between

Mont Granier Mont Granier (1,933m) is a limestone mountain located between the départements of Savoie and Isère in France. It lies in the Chartreuse Mountains range of the French Prealps between the towns of Chapareillan and Entremont-le-Vieux. Its east ...

(1,933 m) (south-east) and Mont Joigny (1,558 m) (north-west).

Cycle racing

Details of the climbs

From the north, the climb starts at

Chambéry Chambéry (, , ; Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the prefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 58,917 as of 2019, while the population of the Chambér ...

, from where there are 15.3 km.of climbing, gaining 864 m. in height at an average of 5.6%. From

(east), the climb (via the D285) is 9.7 km. long, gaining 845 m. at an average of 8.6%, with a maximum of 17.9%. From St-Pierre-d'Entremont (south), the climb is 9.4 km. at an average of 5.3%, gaining 494m. in height.

Appearances in Tour de France

The pass was first included in the

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and has since featured 17 times and is generally ranked as a Category 1 or 2 climb. It was crossed most recently on Stage 12 of the

tour, between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and

Annonay Annonay (; oc, Anonai) is a commune and largest city in the north of the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department although it is not the capital ...

Davézieux Davézieux (; oc, Davesiu) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and ter ...

, approaching from the direction of

References

External links

WebsiteCol du Granier on Google Maps (Tour de France classic climbs)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Granier Mountain passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Mountain passes of the Alps