Modane, France
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| Commune of Modane | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 06° 40' 25" E |
| Latitude | 45° 12' 08" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 1,054 m–3,560 m (avg. 1,067 m) |
| Land area¹ | 71.04 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
3,658 |
| - Density (1999) | 51/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73157/ 73500 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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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.
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