French–Italian border

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international border state border

The French–Italian border is the mountainous international boundary between France and Italy, running largely through the Alps and historically fortified and contested.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
France–Italy border 2
France–Italy border crossings 1
Franco-Italian border 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border ⓘ
state border ⓘ
adjacentToFrenchRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
adjacentToItalianRegion Aosta Valley ⓘ
Liguria ⓘ
Lombardy ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ
borderRegime Schengen Area ⓘ
surface form: Schengen Agreement
country1 France ⓘ
country2 Italy ⓘ
crosses Col de Larche ⓘ
Col de Tende ⓘ
Col de l’Échelle ⓘ
Col du Mont Cenis ⓘ
Fréjus Rail Tunnel ⓘ
Fréjus Road Tunnel ⓘ
Mont Blanc Tunnel ⓘ
disputedSections Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
surface form: Mont Blanc summit area

Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
surface form: Plateau of Mont Blanc
establishedByTreaty Treaty of Paris 1947 ⓘ
hasBorderControlExceptions temporary checks during migration crises ⓘ
hasBorderTown Bardonecchia ⓘ
Claviere ⓘ
Sanremo ⓘ
surface form: Menton

Modane ⓘ
Montgenèvre ⓘ
Ventimiglia ⓘ
highestPoint Mont Blanc ⓘ
highestPointElevation 4810 m ⓘ
historicallyFortified true ⓘ
length about 515 km ⓘ
locatedIn Alps ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ
lowestPoint Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
modifiedByTreaty Treaty of Turin (1860) ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Turin 1860
mountainous true ⓘ
partOf Schengen Area ⓘ
surface form: Schengen Area internal borders
passesThrough Cottian Alps ⓘ
Graian Alps ⓘ
Ligurian Alps ⓘ
Maritime Alps ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
relatedEvent Italian invasion of France ⓘ
surface form: Italian invasion of France (1940)

World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
separates French Republic ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
surface form: Italian Republic
terminusPointEast Graian Alps ⓘ
surface form: Mont Dolent area
terminusPointWest near Menton ⓘ
near Ventimiglia ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Col de l’Échelle → category → French–Italian border ⓘ
this entity surface form: France–Italy border crossings
Col du Mont Cenis → crosses → French–Italian border ⓘ
this entity surface form: French-Italian border
Bardonecchia → isPartOf → French–Italian border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italy–France border region
Col de Larche → isPartOf → French–Italian border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-Italian border crossings
Maginot Line → locatedAlong → French–Italian border ⓘ
Mont Blanc Tunnel → locatedOnBorder → French–Italian border ⓘ
this entity surface form: France–Italy border
Col de Tende → partOf → French–Italian border ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-Italian border
Mont Blanc massif → straddlesBorder → French–Italian border ⓘ
this entity surface form: France–Italy border