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Col de la Faucille is a high mountain pass in the department of
Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...
in the French Jura Mountains. It connects the town of Gex in Ain to the towns of
Les Rousses Les Rousses () is a commune in the Canton of Hauts de Bienne of Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, on the Swiss border. The Lac des Rousses is located northeast of the village of Les Rousses beside the r ...
and Saint-Claude in the department of Jura. The
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
has traversed this category 2 climb 41 times, starting in 1911 and most recently in 2004. The area has become popular as a ski resort known as
Mijoux Mijoux is a commune and village in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The village is situated in the upper section of the narrow Valserine valley, nestled between high limestone cliffs to the south-east that form the first anticli ...
– Col de la Faucille.


See also

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List of highest paved roads in Europe This is a list of the highest paved roads in Europe. It includes roads that are over long and whose culminating point is at least above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to that of the highest settlements in Europe and to the t ...
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List of mountain passes This is a list of mountain passes. Africa Egypt * Halfaya Pass (near Libya) Lesotho * Moteng Pass * Mahlasela pass * Sani Pass Morocco * Tizi n'Tichka South Africa * Eastern Cape Passes * Western Cape Passes * Northern Cape Passes * ...


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Col de la Faucille on Google Maps (Tour de France classic climbs)
Mountain passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Mountain passes of the Jura Landforms of Ain {{Ain-geo-stub