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Col de Vars
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Col de Vars

Scenic stop · France

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Scenic stop · France. Updated October 2026.

About this place

On the D 902 from Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye over to Vars and Guillestre, linking the Ubaye valley with the Queyras and Embrun. It is the highest French road pass kept open all winter, barring exceptionally bad weather. A Napoleon refuge built in 1855 stands two kilometres north of the top.

Where it is

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14 km from Jausiers

2,111 m above sea level

Around here

  1. 17kmSport MotoWorkshop and moto shopS
  2. 14kmJausiersNearest town

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