Modane
Sign in to saveModane (; Savoyard: Modâna; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Modane
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,086
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Modane
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Modane vue des hauteurs en automne (novembre 2021).JPG
- French commune.caption
- A view of east Modane (from Loutraz)
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville Fr Modane (Savoie).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
- French commune.canton
- Modane
- French commune.INSEE
- 73157
- French commune.postal code
- 73500
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Claude Raffin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 1067
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Modane
- Country
- France
- Population
- +2849
- Area
- +71.04
- Elevation
- +2275
- Shares border with
- Saint-Martin-de-Belleville
- Official website
- www.modane.fr
- Image
- Modane vue des hauteurs en automne (novembre 2021).JPG
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Article
34 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Neighbouring communes
- Routes and transportation
- Roads
- Railway
- Urbanism
- Toponymy
- History
- Politics and administration
- Political trends and outcomes
- List of mayors
- Twinning
- Population and society
- Demography
- Education
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Employment
- Business and shops
- Tourism
- Transport
- Sport
- Local culture and heritage
- Places and monuments
- Museums
- Personalities linked to the commune
- Heraldry
- See also
- Bibliography
- Notes
- References
- External links
Modane (; Savoyard: Modâna; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
The commune is in the Maurienne Valley, and it also belongs to the Vanoise National Park. It was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia until the Treaty of Turin in 1860.