Montgenèvre is a commune on the Italian border in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
A view of Mont Chaberton in Montgenèvre
Chapelle Saint-Roch in March 2008
Montgenèvre from 36,000 feet in 2023
The Col de Montgenèvre is a high mountain pass in the Cottian Alps, in France 2 kilometres away from Italy.
The obelisk celebrating Napoleon Bonaparte was erected in September 1804, two months before the First Consul had himself promoted and crowned as emperor.