From Èze
Minor departmental road
Col d'Èze — 507 m
Col d'Èze, 507 m, in Alpes-Maritimes. Main climb: 6.8 km at 6.8% average, 464 m of climbing from Èze. The Tour de France has been over it 3 times since 1919.
At a glance
- Distance
- 6.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 464 m
- Average gradient
- 6.8 %
- Difficulty index
- 3.0 Moderate
Figures for the main climb (From Èze). The other climbs are further down.
Location
- Department
- Alpes-Maritimes
- Altitude
- 507 m
- Coordinates
- 43.73404, 7.34663
Map of the climbs
- From Èze
- From Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
- From Nice
Cycling ascents
| Main climb | Distance | Elevation gain | Elevation loss | Average gradient | Steepest 500 m | Difficulty index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Èze | 6.8 km | 464 m | 16 m | 6.8 % | 14.2 % | 3.0 Moderate |
| From Roquebrune-Cap-Martin | 12.7 km | 553 m | 72 m | 4.4 % | 13.1 % | 1.8 Easy |
| From Nice | 14.7 km | 751 m | 259 m | 5.1 % | 13.5 % | 1.7 Easy |
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- 10% and above
- 8 to 10%
- 6 to 8%
- 4 to 6%
- under 4%
From Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Departmental road
From Nice
Minor road
3 ascents proposed here — other ways up this col remain possible.
Distances and elevation gains derived from the OpenStreetMap road network and a digital terrain model, measured on the very profile shown here.
Figures computed on 7 September 2026.
The Tour de France here
- Crossings
- 3
- Editions
- 3
- On the route
- from 1919 to 2020
- Usual category
- Category 2
| Year | Stage | Cat. | First over the top |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Stage 2 | Category 2 | Nicolas Roche |
| 1935 | Stage 11 Nice → Cannes | — | |
| 1919 | Stage 9 | — | Honoré Barthélémy |
Cols nearby
- Col de Castillon 728 m · 15 km
- Col de Braus 1,002 m · 16 km
- Col de Vence 962 m · 22 km
- Col de Turini 1,604 m · 27 km
- Col de la Couillole 1,678 m · 48 km
Straight-line distances, not road distances. The cols a climb actually rides over are listed above.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the climb to Col d'Èze?
The hardest climb of Col d'Èze, from Èze, is 6.8 km long for 464 m of ascent, i.e. 6.8% average.
What is the steepest part of Col d'Èze?
The steepest 500 m sits at 14.2%, and the hardest kilometre is the 2th, at 8.7%.
How many times has the Tour de France been over Col d'Èze?
The Tour de France has crossed Col d'Èze 3 times, from 1919 to 2020.
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