Col d'Ares

Col d'Ares (French: [kɔldaʁ]) or Coll d'Ares (Catalan: [ˈkɔʎ ˈdaɾəs]) (el. 1513 m) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain.

This article is about the pass on the border between France and Spain. For the low pass in Haute-Garonne, see Col des Ares.
Col d'Ares / Coll d'Ares
French side of the Col d'Ares
Elevation1,513 m (4,964 ft)
LocationPyrénées-Orientales, France
Catalonia, Spain
RangePyrenees
Coordinates42°22′2″N 2°27′24″E
Location in the Pyrenees

It connects Prats-de-Mollo in France with Molló in Catalonia, Spain.

History

In 1691, during the Nine Years' War, the Spanish passed through the Col d'Ares to try taking Prats-de-Mollo, without success.

This pass also used during the Retirada during the Spanish Civil War by fleeing Spaniards supporting the Republican cause.

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