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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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Modane is a commune in France, situated within the Savoie department and the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. It serves as the capital of the canton of Modane. The municipality is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Névache, Bardonecchia, Les Allues, and Avrieux.
The area of Modane is 71.04 square kilometers. Population records vary, with one source listing 3,882 residents, including 1,510 males and 1,587 females, while another cites a total of 4,086. Elevation data also differs between sources, with figures of 3,560 meters, 1,072 meters, and 1,062 meters above sea level. The postal code for the commune is 73500.
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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
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1054
- French commune.elevation max m
- 3560
- French commune.area km2
- 71.04
- French commune.website
- https://www.modane.fr
- French commune.native name
- Modâna (Savoyard)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Ville de Modane - Bienvenue sur le site de la Mairie de Modane
Bienvenue sur le site de la Mairie de Modane, Bienvenue sur le site de la Mairie de Modane
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Travel guide
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Modane” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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