▁of ▁Ha ute ▁Maur ienne , ▁through ▁economic ▁and ▁administrative ▁infrastr ucture ▁such ▁as ▁sho pping ▁cent res , ▁schools ▁or ▁the ▁railway ▁station ▁for ▁example . ▁However , ▁for ▁the ▁great ▁majority ▁of ▁anal yst s , ▁Mod ane ▁is ▁a ▁commune ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁middle ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁valley , ▁both ▁by ▁the ▁relief ▁( en comp ass ing ▁the ▁whole ▁canton ▁is ▁a ▁d ug ▁coal - b ear ing ▁fur row ▁which ▁extends ▁to ▁Saint - Mich el - de - M aur ienne ), ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁industrial ▁history ▁of ▁this ▁sector . ▁ ▁With ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁[], ▁the ▁commune ▁extends ▁along ▁a ▁north – s outh ▁axis ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁valley . ▁To ▁the ▁north , ▁Mod ane ▁is ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁Roc ▁des ▁Sain ts ▁P ères , ▁and ▁the ▁A igu ille ▁de ▁P éc let ▁( n orth west ) ▁and ▁the ▁D ôme ▁de ▁Pol set ▁( n ortheast ). ▁To ▁the ▁south , ▁also ▁from ▁west ▁to ▁east , ▁these ▁are ▁the ▁ ▁( mark ing ▁the ▁boundary ▁with ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁Haut es - Al pes ), ▁the ▁C ime ▁de ▁la ▁Plan ette , ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁C ime ▁du ▁Grand ▁Vall on ▁( mark ing ▁the ▁boundary ▁with ▁Italy ) ▁which ▁del imit ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁communes ▁of ▁Mod ane ▁and ▁Italy . ▁ ▁The ▁Mod ane ▁territory ▁extends ▁in ▁a ▁particular ▁form . ▁Indeed , ▁a ▁relatively ▁short ▁east – west ▁width ▁on