🦅 Route Napoléon
325 km historical road tracing Napoleon's 1815 march through the French Alps
📋 Fast Facts
- Length: 325 km from Golfe-Juan to Grenoble
- Historical period: March 1815 (the Hundred Days)
- Primary route: N85 and departmental roads through the French Alps
- Marked by 40 bronze Imperial Eagle statues along the way
The Route Napoléon traces the path taken by Napoleon Bonaparte in March 1815 following his escape from exile on Elba. He traveled northward with his army through Southern France toward Paris to regain power during the Hundred Days, the final period of his rule before his defeat at Waterloo. The route begins at Golfe-Juan on the French Riviera, where Napoleon landed, and winds through the Alps to Grenoble, traversing dramatic terrain and historical significance ...