Le Pain de Sucre, Mountain summit at France-Italy border, Hautes-Alpes.

Le Pain de Sucre is a mountain summit on the France-Italy border standing at 3,208 meters, marked by steep terrain that circles the base before a final demanding ascent. The route winds around the mountain's slopes, gradually rising until reaching the summit's narrow peak.

The summit was long known as l'Aiguillette before taking the name Pain de Sucre, the name used in the French and Italian sources for this 3,208-metre peak of the Escreins massif. The sources record no date for the change and no event tied to it; the peak's documented history is its naming and its position on the Franco-Italian border.

The summit carries a cross, and its earlier name, Aiguillette, survives in the neighbouring Mont Aiguillette, which stands in front of Monte Viso when seen from the top. The 360° view takes in the Queyras lakes Égorgéou and Foréant below, the Écrins massif to the west and the Po plain.

The route runs via the Col Vieux at 2,806 m on the GR 58, then reaches the summit in about one hour. A second path leaves from the Col Agnel and joins the Col Vieux trail at the foot of the Pain de Sucre, making the climb slightly shorter. The summit is rated accessible to any reasonably fit, well-equipped hiker.

The summit is marked by a cross, and the panorama reaches 360°: the Égorgéou and Foréant lakes below to the north, the Italian Alps from Monte Viso to the Dolomites, the Po plain and Val Varaita, and the Écrins massif to the west. The peak was formerly called l'Aiguillette.