Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte

Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte
Commune
Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte
Coordinates: 45°14′27″N 6°26′48″E / 45.2408°N 6.4467°E / 45.2408; 6.4467Coordinates: 45°14′27″N 6°26′48″E / 45.2408°N 6.4467°E / 45.2408; 6.4467
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Savoie
Arrondissement Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Canton Modane
Intercommunality Maurienne-Galibier
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jean-Pierre Bernard
Area1 19.25 km2 (7.43 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 688
  Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 73258 /73140
Elevation 655–2,824 m (2,149–9,265 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is best known as the location of one of the access points for the boring of the main tunnel of the Turin–Lyon high-speed railway.

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