{"id":82540,"date":"2023-08-23T12:48:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T10:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centcols.org\/le-collet-du-plan-nicolas\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:27:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:27:42","slug":"le-collet-du-plan-nicolas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centcols.org\/en\/le-collet-du-plan-nicolas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Plan Nicolas mountain pass"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toponymy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Collet du Plan Nicolas (FR-73-2406<\/a>) is the eponym of an area to the north-west of the pass (see map above).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is also known as the Col du Colomban Noir (Geo-alp)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geographical location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Massif<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Collet de Plan Nicolas is located to the east of the Arves massif<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The summit of Colomban Noir (at around 2,500 m) lies immediately to the north of Le Collet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below Colomban Noir, the IGN map (see above) shows an area to the north-west known as \"Plan Nicolas\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The pass separates the Valloirette valley, on the north side of the Galibier route, from the valley of the Lauzette torrent, a tributary of the Valloirette above Bonnenuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Collet du Plan Nicolas can be crossed on the way up the Galibier, 5km after Plan Lachat and 3km from the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Lhe geographical pass is just a few metres away, on the embankment to the right of the road.<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Collet du Plan Nicolas from the Galibier road (photo: visualiseur des cols - Club des Cent Cols)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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From Collet du Plan Nicolas eastwards (source: Patrick Schleppi website)
<\/em>The Galibier route<\/strong> on the right<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

What to see - tourism <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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At the Granges du Galibier (altitude 2300 m), on the right as you climb, 1.6 km downhill from the Collet, you'll find :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • a \"Pantani Forever\" stele in tribute to Italian climber Marco Pantani (who died in 2004). It was unveiled in June 2011 at the exact spot where he attacked in the Tour de France on 27 July 1998 to beat Jan Ulrich by almost 9 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Fromagerie Coop\u00e9rative de la Vall\u00e9e des Arves<\/strong> (open from mid-June to mid-September). Beaufort is good!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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    Cycling and cycle tourism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    It goes without saying that every time a race has passed over the Col du Galibier, it has passed over the Collet du Plan Nicolas.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    On 24 July 2013 I had the pleasure of accompanying 3 presidents of the Club des Cents cols on their ascent of the Galibier, gathered here at the Collet de Plan Nicolas for Henri Dusseau's 80th birthday. From left to right:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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    • R\u00e9gis Paraz (current Chairman in 2013),<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Henri Dusseau (Honorary President)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Jean Perdoux (founding president of the Cent Cols club).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Profile<\/h3>\n\n\n
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      An article by G\u00e9rard Galland <\/em><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Toponymie Le collet du Plan Nicolas (FR-73-2406) est \u00e9ponyme d\u2019une zone situ\u00e9e au nord-ouest du col. (voir carte ci-dessus). Il est \u00e9galement nomm\u00e9 Col du Colomban Noir (Geo-alp) Situation g\u00e9ographique Massif Le Collet de Plan Nicolas est situ\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019est du massif des Arves. Le sommet du Colomban Noir (\u00e0 environ 2500 m) est situ\u00e9 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":79614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cols-en-vrac"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLe collet du Plan Nicolas - Club des Cent Cols<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/centcols.org\/en\/le-collet-du-plan-nicolas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Le collet du Plan Nicolas - Club des Cent Cols\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Toponymie Le collet du Plan Nicolas (FR-73-2406) est \u00e9ponyme d\u2019une zone situ\u00e9e au nord-ouest du col. 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