{{Short description|Mountain pass in the French Alps}} {{Infobox mountain pass | name = Col des Aravis | photo = Col des Aravis (2011).JPG | photo_caption = | elevation_m = 1487 | elevation_ref = | traversed = | map = Alps | map_caption = Location of Col des Aravis | map_size = | label_position = | coords = {{coord|45|52|21|N|6|27|53|E|type:pass_region:FR_source:fr|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | location = Haute-Savoie/Savoie, France | range = Aravis Range | coordinates_ref = | topo = }}
thumb|Col des Aravis
The '''Col des Aravis''' is a mountain pass in the French Alps that connects the towns of La Clusaz in Haute-Savoie with La Giettaz in Savoie. At 1487 m it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains.
==Climb Details== Starting from Flumet, the climb is 11.7 km long with an average gradient of 4.9%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Col des Aravis from Flumet : 1486m |url=https://www.cols-cyclisme.com/ |access-date=2025-08-17 |website=Cols-cyclisme |language=en}}</ref>
Starting from Thones, the climb is 18.9 km long with an average gradient of 4.6%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Col des Aravis from Thones : 1486m |url=https://www.cols-cyclisme.com/ |access-date=2025-08-17 |website=Cols-cyclisme |language=en}}</ref>
==Appearances in Tour de France (Since 1947)== The pass has been used 41 times in the Tour de France, most recently in 2020. In 1948 Gino Bartali was the first rider over the pass.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Le col des Aravis le Tour de France depuis 1947 |url=http://www.ledicodutour.com/cols/cols_a/aravis.html |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=www.ledicodutour.com |language=French}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Year !Stage !Category !Start !Finish !Leader at the summit |- |2020 |18 |2 |Méribel |La Roche-sur-Foron |{{Flagathlete|Richard Carapaz|ECU}} |- |2016 |20 |2 |Megève |Morzine |{{Flagathlete|Thomas De Gendt|BEL}} |- |2010 |9 |2 |Morzine-Avoriaz |Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |{{Flagathlete|Jérôme Pineau|FRA}} |- |2006 |17 |2 |Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |Morzine |{{Flagathlete|Patrice Halgand|FRA}} |- |2002 |17 |2 |Aime |Cluses |{{Flagathlete|Mario Aerts|BEL}} |- |2000 |16 |2 |Courchevel |Morzine |{{Flagathlete|Marco Pantani|ITA}} |- |1991 |18 |1 |Bourg-d'Oisans |Morzine |{{Flagathlete|Thierry Claveyrolat|FRA}} |- |1990 |10 |2 |Genève |Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc |{{Flagathlete|Thierry Claveyrolat|FRA}} |- |1987 |22 |2 |La Plagne |Morzine |{{Flagathlete|Eduardo Chozas|ESP}} |- |1984 |19 |2 |La Plagne |Morzine |{{Flagathlete|Robert Millar|GBR}} |- |1983 |18 |2 |Bourg-d'Oisans |Morzine |{{Flagathlete|Jacques Michaud|FRA}} |- |1982 |17 |2 |Bourg-d'Oisans |Morzine |{{Flagathlete|Marino Lejarreta|ESP}} |- |1980 |18 |2 |Morzine |Prapoutel Les sept Laux |{{Flagathlete|Ludo Loos|BEL}} |- |1975 |17 |3 |Valloire |Morzine-Avoriaz |{{Flagathlete|Lucien van Impe|BEL}} |- |1968 |19 |2 |Grenoble |Sallanches Cordon |{{Flagathlete|Barry Hoban|GBR}} |- |1960 |18 |2 |Aix-les-Bains |Thonon-les-Bains |{{Flagathlete|Fernando Manzanèque|ESP|1945}} |- |1955 |8 |2 |Thonon-les-Bains |Briançon |{{Flagathlete|Charly Gaul|LUX}} |- |1948 |15 |2 |Aix-les-Bains |Lausanne |{{Flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} |}
==See also== * List of highest paved roads in Europe * List of mountain passes * Souvenir Henri Desgrange
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == *[https://archive.today/20131012081314/http://goo.gl/maps/OApHW Col des Aravis on Google Maps (Tour de France classic climbs)]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aravis}} Aravis Category:Landforms of Haute-Savoie Category:Landforms of Savoie Category:Transport in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Aravis
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