Modane
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Commune of Modane |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Savoie |
Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
Canton | Modane |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 1,054 m–3,560 m (avg. 1,067 m) |
Land area¹ | 71.04 km² |
Population² (1999) |
3,658 |
- Density | 51/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 73157/ 73500 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Modane (Italian: Modana) is a commune of the Savoie département in France.
It was part ot the Kingdom of Sardinia until 1861.
[edit] Transportation
Modane is home to a railway station for trains from Turin to Chambéry, including TGV to and from Milan.
It is also located at the mouth of the Fréjus Rail and Fréjus Road Tunnels.