Col d'Allos is a high mountain pass

Mountain pass

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 in the Alps

Alps

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 in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

 in France

France

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It connects Barcelonnette

Barcelonnette

Barcelonnette is a commune in the Ubaye Valley, in the southern French Alps, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, of which it is a subprefecture.-History:...

 in the Ubaye Valley

Ubaye Valley

The Ubaye Valley is an area in the Alpes de Haute-Provence département, in the French Alps and has approximately 7,700 residents. Its residents are called Ubayens. Its chief town is the sous-préfecture of Barcelonnette....

 and Colmars

Colmars

Colmars or Colmars-les-Alpes is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.The official name of the commune, according to the geographical code of the INSEE, is "Colmars", but it is always referred locally as "Colmars-les-Alpes", even though it is not recognised in...

 and goes on to the Col des Champs

Col des Champs

Col des Champs is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France.It connects Barcelonette and the road over the Col d'Allos, joining the valleys of the Var River and the Verdon River.-See also:...

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It lies parallel to the Col de la Cayolle

Col de la Cayolle

Col de la Cayolle is a high mountain pass in the French Alps at the border between the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France.It connects Barcelonnette in the Ubaye Valley and Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes....

 and Col de la Bonette

Col de la Bonette

Col de la Bonette is a high mountain pass in the French Alps, near the border with Italy. It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence...

 in the Parc National du Mercantour. The source of the Verdon River

Verdon River

The Verdon is a 166 km long river in south-eastern France, left tributary of the Durance. Its source is at an altitude of 2819 m, in the south-western Alps , between the col d'Allos and the Trois Eveches mountain, south of Barcelonnette...

 is near the pass.

Between 1911 and 1939, this pass was always in the Tour de France

Tour de France

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. Altogether, it has been part of the route 33 times, one of the most popular cols. It was last part of the Tour in 2000, when it was part of the 13th stage.

See also

• List of highest paved roads in Europe
• List of mountain passes
• Allos
  Allos
  Allos is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...