Col de la Core
Mountain pass in the French Pyrenees
title: "Col de la Core" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-passes-of-ariège-(department)", "mountain-passes-of-the-pyrenees"] description: "Mountain pass in the French Pyrenees" topic_path: "general/mountain-passes-of-ariege-department" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Col_de_la_Core" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain pass in the French Pyrenees ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Col de la Core |
| photo | Cap de Bouirex (Ariège).jpg |
| photo_caption | Core pass under Cap de Bouirex |
| elevation_m | 1395 |
| elevation_ref | |
| traversed | D17 |
| location | Ariège, France |
| range | Pyrenees |
| map | Pyrenees |
| map_relief | 1 |
| map_caption | Location in the Pyrenees |
| label | Col de la Core |
| coords | |
| :: |
| name = Col de la Core | photo = Cap de Bouirex (Ariège).jpg | photo_caption = Core pass under Cap de Bouirex | elevation_m = 1395 | elevation_ref = | traversed = D17 | location = Ariège, France | range = Pyrenees | map = Pyrenees | map_relief = 1 | map_caption = Location in the Pyrenees | label = Col de la Core | coords = | coordinates_ref = | topo = The Col de la Core (elevation 1395 m) is a mountain pass in the Ariège department of France in the Pyrenees. It connects Audressein with Seix.
Details of climb
Starting from Audressein, the climb is 17.5 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 885 m (an average of 5.1%). The climb proper starts at Les Bordes-sur-Lez, from where it is 14.1 km at 5.7%, with the steepest section being at 8.0%.
Starting from Seix, the climb is 13.8 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 885 m (an average of 6.4%), with the steepest section being at 8.0%.
Appearances in Tour de France
The Col de la Core was first used in the Tour de France in 1984, since when it has featured eight times, most recently in 2021, when the leader over the summit was Patrick Konrad.
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References
References
- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=1.105,42.858889&z=0.000316906&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&permalink=yes IGN map]
- "Col de la Core from Audressein : 1395m".
- "Col de la Core from Seix : 1395m".
- Fletcher, Patrick. (2021-07-13). "Tour de France: Konrad solos to victory on stage 16".
- "Le col de la Core dans le Tour de France". ledicodutour.
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