1 ▁birth s ▁Category : J apan ese ▁a ik id oka ▁Category : Mart ial ▁arts ▁writers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Tokyo ▁Category : Me iji ▁G aku in ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Mod ane ▁( ; ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁Sav o ie ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁Au ver g ne - R h ône - Al pes ▁region ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁commune ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Maur ienne ▁Valley , ▁and ▁it ▁also ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁V ano ise ▁National ▁Park . ▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁S ardin ia ▁until ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Tur in ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁The ▁commune ▁of ▁Mod ane ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Al ps ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Sav o ie ▁between ▁the ▁V ano ise ▁mass if ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁between ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁Mass if ▁des ▁Cer ces ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Cross ed ▁by ▁the ▁Arc ▁river , ▁it ▁extends ▁to ▁the ▁doors ▁of ▁the ▁Ha ute - M aur ienne . ▁The ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁attachment ▁or ▁not ▁of ▁Mod ane ▁in ▁the ▁Maur ienne ▁Valley ▁or ▁Ha ute - M aur ienne ▁diff ers ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁discipl ines ▁of ▁econom ics , ▁ge ography ▁or ▁ge ology . ▁For ▁econom ists , ▁Mod ane ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁Ha ute ▁Maur ienne , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁strong ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁villages