▁up stream ▁( c aten ary ▁supports ▁also ▁bear ▁ins cri ptions ▁in ▁Italian ). ▁ ▁The ▁railway ▁line ▁serving ▁Mod ane ▁is ▁the ▁Maur ienne ▁line , ▁or ▁its ▁official ▁name ▁the ▁ligne ▁de ▁C ul oz ▁à ▁Mod ane ▁( front ière ) ▁[ line ▁of ▁C ul oz ▁to ▁Mod ane ▁( border ) ]. ▁It ▁marks ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁commune ▁of ▁Mod ane ▁looping ▁ 1 8 0 ° ▁between ▁its ▁exit ▁from ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁its ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁Fr é jus ▁tunnel . ▁ ▁Urban ism ▁ ▁R ue ▁de ▁Ch av ière : ▁A ▁' sur viv or ' ▁street ▁of ▁the ▁mis fortun es ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁where ▁you ▁can ▁still ▁notice ▁some ▁houses ▁with ▁half - eng aged ▁spir al ▁st air cases . ▁The ▁Le ▁Pa quier ▁quarter : ▁The ▁last ▁historic ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁composed ▁of ▁traditional ▁houses ▁grouped ▁around ▁the ▁parish ▁church . ▁ ▁Top onym y ▁The ▁modern ▁sp elling ▁Mod ane ▁is ▁not ▁att ested ▁before ▁circa . ▁ 1 7 0 0 . ▁Pre viously , ▁there ▁were ▁Am oud ane , ▁Ama ud ane , ▁Am ald anus . ▁The ▁initial ▁v owel ▁has ▁therefore ▁fallen ▁from ▁use ▁( t aken ▁for ▁the ▁pre position ▁à ▁[ to ]). ▁The ▁word ▁could ▁come ▁from ▁a ▁proper ▁name , ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁ke eper ▁of ▁a ▁m ans o , ▁Ama ud anes , ▁mentioned ▁in ▁a ▁cart ul ary ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th