Port de Balès

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The Port de Balès (or Col de Balès) (elevation 1,755 m (5,758 ft)) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France. It connects the village of Ferrère (to the north) to that of Bourg-d'Oueil, Haute-Garonne (south-east). The Port de Balès was first featured in the 2007 Tour de France and has since appeared in the tour every two/three years. It is generally closed by snow for long periods during the winter but remains popular with bikers during the summer.

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Port de Balès
D 925, Saint-Gaudens

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N 42.874166666667 °	E 0.50083333333333 °

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D 925
31110 Saint-Gaudens
Occitania, France
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