Le Pied du Col
in Hautes-Alpes of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
45.034 and 6.372 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 45° 2' 3" and E 6° 22' 18"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:47 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Paris
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:33 am and 5:05 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for France in Western Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Le Pied du Col

Le Pied du Col in Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region) is located in France about 325 mi (or 523 km) south-east of Paris, the country's capital.

Local time in Le Pied du Col is now 02:47 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 13 airports in the wider vicinity of Le Pied du Col, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is L'alpe D'huez Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in Italy at a distance of 64 mi (or 103 km). The closest in France is Historic Site of Lyons in a distance of 90 mi (or 103 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Briancon, Bardonecchia, Claviere and Cesana Torinese. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 33%
Air Pressure 1021 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 13% of sky
General Conditions Few clouds

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

13°C (55 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

10°C (51 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

3°C (37 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Hotel des Glaciers

Address
1,7 mi
Col du Lautaret
05220 Villar-d'Arêne
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Le Faranchin

Address
1,7 mi
Clos des Saules
05480 Villar d Arene
France

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00 (lunchbreak: 11:00 - 14:00)
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Наш Дом-villar d'Arene Франция 03-2012 часть 2

Published: March 11, 2012
Length: 03:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: irbes7

Monetier les Bains-Serre Chevalier-Briancon, Montgenevre-Cesana-Sestriere, Plevoux, Puy Saint Vincent, La Grave-Les 2 Alps Отчет http://ski.spb.ru/conf/index.php?showtopic=42464.


Harlem shake Tes3 (Saint Rom)

Published: April 21, 2013
Length: 42:16 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Saint Rom

Harlem shake (Villar D'Arène) Tes3 - 2012/2013 - Lycée Saint Romain en Gal.


How to KiteLoop when gliding Tutorial (Jerome Josserand)

Published: January 20, 2011
Length: 10:43 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: ABE SuperKiteDay

http://www.facebook.com/SuperKiteDay Jerome Josserand making it look easy. Awesome hill gliding action using the BAG CAM GoPro Hero, Location: Col du Lautaret France Testing the new IKON kite ...


Face sud du Pavé, Oisan

Published: February 10, 2013
Length: 14:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Michael Lachaise

Avec Stephane, on a fait un "pavé dans la marre": 350m avec un 7b et trois 7a. à cette altitude, ça envoie ! 2h de marche en crampon 8h de grimpe 4h de rappel bien compliqués dans le froid...


ski randonnée Crete de Cote Plaine (2700m)

Published: November 09, 2008
Length: 47:23 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: velonature

Première sortie de ski de randonnée de l'hiver....


Natural Xtreme Challenge - Team KiteDor

Published: March 28, 2015
Length: 53:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: saturnlevrai

IF YOU LIKE IT, PLEASE LIKE THIS FACEBOOK POST: https://www.facebook.com/818787534869148 Film de la team kitedor (Delphine & Antoine) pour le natural Xtreme Challenge 2015.


Col du Lautaret

Published: January 03, 2015
Length: 55:19 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: grmx5

Eine Fahrt mit dem Mazda MX-5 und einer Roadstergruppe vom Col du Lautaret nach Le Le Monêtier-les-Bains im August 2012. Das Video zeigt die Fahrt in Echtzeit. Zum Teil mit 2 Onboard-Kameras.


snow park session au col du lautaret

Published: January 11, 2014
Length: 50:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Christophe Collas

Devant le chalet l'école kite légende, quand ça kite pas toute la journée parce qu'il n'y a plus de vent, ça taille du kicker et ça rigole en attendant le Snow Kite Master.


Ski de randonnée dans le massif des Ecrins

Published: November 25, 2012
Length: 21:48 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: guidegrenobleecrins

Quelques images prisent en novembre 2012 lors d'une sortie de ski (et snowboard) de randonnée au Combeynot, massif des Ecrins. Venez goûtez aux premières neiges avec Grenoble-Ecrins, ...


SKD SnowKiteMasters 2012 Trailer

Published: February 05, 2012
Length: 19:33 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: ABE SuperKiteDay

Watch the full movie now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKLFVw8k_WM http://www.facebook.com/SuperKiteDay Welcome back to the Col du Lautaret for the 2012SnowKiteMasters. This is a trailer...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret

The Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret (Alpine botanical garden of Lautaret) (2 hectares) is an alpine botanical garden located at 2100 metres altitude in the Col du Lautaret of the Dauphiné Alps, near Villar-d'Arêne, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It is open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The garden was created in 1899 by combined effort of the Touring Club de France, Professor Jean-Paul Lachmann of the Université scientifique de Grenoble, and M.

Located at 45.036, 6.4002 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gardens in Hautes-Alpes, Botanical gardens in France

capture of the webcam Villar-d'Arêne: Arrivée de Villar d'Arène

Villar-d'Arêne: Arrivée de Villar d'Arène, Villar-d'Arêne (source)

capture of the webcam Villar-d'Arêne: Le coin des chamois

Villar-d'Arêne: Le coin des chamois, Villar-d'Arêne (source)

capture of the webcam Villar-d'Arêne: Croisement ski de fond

Villar-d'Arêne: Croisement ski de fond, Villar-d'Arêne (source)

capture of the webcam Villar-d'Arêne: Montagne des Agneaux

Villar-d'Arêne: Montagne des Agneaux, Villar-d'Arêne (source)

capture of the webcam Villar-d'Arêne: Patinoire Naturelle

Villar-d'Arêne: Patinoire Naturelle, Villar-d'Arêne (source)

capture of the webcam Villar-d'Arêne: PanoHD

Villar-d'Arêne: PanoHD, Villar-d'Arêne (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Pied-du-Col, Le Pied du Col