Places to visit in Modane, led by Fort du Replaton
Of the 19 places to visit in and around Modane, 12 are châteaux or heritage sites. There are 13 places to visit in Modane, and 6 more within 5 km of its centre. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 4 of them. Go 27 km out for Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
Start here in Modane
Next to Fort du Replaton, the best known are 3 forts, an attraction and a museum.
AttractionTunnel ferroviaire du Fréjusin townMuseumMuseumCarré Sciencein townBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
How they lie
Leave town to the northeast for most of the 6 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Modane; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
12 châteaux or heritage sites and 4 other sights top the count.
Dark: in Modane. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
19 places in all: 13 in town and 6 within 5 km of its centre.
The 13 places in Modane first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
The standout of the 12 is Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 27 km from town.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Moûtiers33 km north, in MoûtiersFortFortFort du Télégraphe17 km west, in ValloireChâteauChâteauFort du Randouillet35 km south, in BriançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne15 km west, in Saint-Michel-de-MaurienneGardenGardenJardin alpin du Mont-Cenis23 km east, in Val-CenisGardenGardenJardin du Lautaret28 km southwest, in Villar-d'ArêneChâteauChâteauFort des Têtes34 km south, in BriançonFortFortOuvrage des Rochilles19 km southwest, in NévacheFortFortFort de l’Olive23 km south, in NévacheMuseumMuseumOuvrage du Janus32 km south, in MontgenèvreChâteauChâteauFort de l'Infernet34 km south, in BriançonPlaces within 40 km of Modane with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Modane
What is there to see in Modane?
The first on our list in Modane are Fort du Replaton, Ouvrage du Lavoir, Ouvrage du Pas-du-Roc and Ouvrage d'Arrondaz. We list 13 places in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Modane?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Carré Science, Museo'Bar - Musée de la Frontière and Fort de Saint Gobain.
What well-known places are within a day out of Modane?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (27 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Moûtiers (33 km), Fort du Télégraphe (17 km), Fort du Randouillet (35 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Modane, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Tunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Moûtiers: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.