Modane

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Coordinates: 45°12′08″N 6°40′25″E / 45.2022222222, 6.67361111111

Commune of Modane

Location
Modane (France)
Modane
Administration
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.
France

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.