Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | |
| Canton | Modane | |
| Community association | Maurienne Galibier | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 13 ' N , 6 ° 28' E | |
| height | 698-3,130 m | |
| surface | 36.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,461 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73140 | |
| INSEE code | 73261 | |
| Website | www.saint-michel-de-maurienne.com | |
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Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is a commune with 2,461 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Savoie department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is located near the Franco- Italian border and is a member and seat of the Maurienne-Galibier community association .
geography
The commune is located in the Maurienne between the Col du Galibier and the Col des Encombres in the valley of the Arc River . Well-known ski areas such as Valloire , Valmeinier (domaine Galibier-Thabor), Orelle and Trois Vallées are nearby .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Residents | 3,958 | 3,978 | 3,743 | 3,418 | 2,919 | 2.714 | 2,768 |
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Railway accident of 1917
On 12./13. December 1917 occurred near Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne one of the most momentous railway accidents worldwide and by far the most serious accident in French railway history, when a military train manned by almost 1000 French soldiers on the Culoz-Modane railway went downhill and out of control derailed at excessive speed.
Personalities
- Gustave-Auguste Ferrié (1868–1932), French pioneer of electrical engineering and General of the First World War, comes from Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne.
Web links
- Ramon BRUNELIERE: Catastrophe ferroviaire de Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (Savoie) , Les documents de Mémorial-GenWeb (PDF; 484 kB)