Origin of The Name "Mont Cenis"
It seems that the term "Mont Cenis" derives from mont des cendres (mountain of ashes). According to tradition, following a forest fire, a great quantity of ashes accumulated on the ground, thus the name. The path of ashes was found during the building work of the route.
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