Coll de Banyuls is a mountain pass (and a border crossing) between France and Spain in the Albera Massif, the easternmost prolongation of the Pyrenees, helping to connect the Spanish municipality of Rabós (Alt Empordà, Catalonia) with the French commune of Banyuls-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania). Its saddle point stands at about 357 metres above mean sea level.[1] The pass was blocked with large rocks by the French government on 11 January 2021 and was kept closed under the pretext of "curbing irregular immigration and the terrorist threat".[2]
| Coll de Banyuls | |
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| Elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Location | |
| Range | Albera Massif |
| Coordinates | 42°27′00″N 3°03′15″E / 42.450077°N 3.054145°E |
A grassroots organization vowing to open the (closed) border crossings (Esborrem Fronteres) reopened it on 20 January 2023 by using an excavator.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ Bou, Lluís (15 June 2022). "Indignación porque París sigue cortando el paso en el coll de Banyuls". El Nacional.
- ^ a b "Reabierto con una excavadora el paso fronterizo del Coll de Banyuls". La Vanguardia. 21 January 2023.
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