Modane | |
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.JPG) A view of east Modane (from Loutraz) | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Modane  | |
  Modane  Modane | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′08″N 6°40′25″E / 45.2022°N 6.6736°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Raffin[1] |
| Area 1 | 71.04 km2 (27.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,944 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73157 /73500 |
| Elevation | 1,054–3,560 m (3,458–11,680 ft) (avg. 1,067 m or 3,501 ft) |
| Website | https://www.modane.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Modane (French pronunciation: [mɔ.dan]; Italian: Modana) 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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.