Modane
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Coordinates: 45°12′08″N 6°40′25″E / 45.2022222222°N 6.67361111111°E
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Commune of Modane |
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| Location | |
  Modane
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 1,054–3,560 m (3,460–11,680 ft) (avg. 1,067 m/3,500 ft) |
| Land area1 | 71.04 km2 (27.43 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,882 (2006) |
| - Density | 55 /km² (140 /sq mi) |
| 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 in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern 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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