Terralocate

Browse / France / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Modane

Modane

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

Photograph of Modane
Featured view

Modane

Total population

2,944

Air quality index

27Good
Elevation1000 m
Land area71.04 km²
WeatherAvg high 55.8°F
Coordinates45.20°, 6.67°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Elevation
1000 m
Area
71.04 km²
Official website
www.modane.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Modane is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.2015
Longitude
6.6728
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
55.8°F
Avg low
39.4°F
Annual precipitation
44.9 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
27
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
7
Ozone (µg/m³)
59
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
59,181
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Dark Vanilla Orchid
    Gymnadenia rhellicani (Teppner & E.Klein) Teppner & E.Klein · Liliopsida
    1,380
  • Eurasian Nutcracker
    Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    663
  • Yellow-billed Chough
    Pyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    625
  • Alpine marmot
    Marmota marmota (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    610
  • Northern Wheatear
    Oenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    584
  • Black Redstart
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    511
  • Eurasian Crag-Martin
    Ptyonoprogne rupestris (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    449
  • Eurasian Griffon
    Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves
    397

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
648
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2014-04-07

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Hervé Flandin
Hervé Flandin
French biathlete
Paul Magès
Paul Magès
French inventor (1908–1999)
A
Aurel Ramat
Fabrice Melquiot
Fabrice Melquiot
French writer/playwright
G
Guy Coda
French painter (1943- )
F
Franco Tamponi
Italian violinist and conductor (1925-2010)
Paolo Arcari
Paolo Arcari
Italian literary critic, academic and writer (1879-1955)
T
Thomas of Maurienne
First abbot of the Abbey of Farfa
L
Lucerius
abbot
A
Adrien Badin
French engineer, politician and industrialist
C
Claudio Angelo Giuseppe Calabrese
Italian bishop
A
André Jourdain
G
Gaston Tuaillon
French university teacher, romanist and dialectologist
S
Simone Vierne
French academic (1930-2016)
J
Jules Poncet
French explorer and hunter
E
Ernest Pascal
French-born Canadian classical philologist (1939-1984)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
73157
Department
73
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
2,849

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr