| Saint-Martin-de-la-Porte | |
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| Commune | |
| Coordinates: 45°14′27″N 6°26′48″E / 45.2408°N 6.4467°ECoordinates: 45°14′27″N 6°26′48″E / 45.2408°N 6.4467°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Intercommunality | Maurienne-Galibier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Pierre Bernard |
| Area1 | 19.25 km2 (7.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)2 | 688 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73258 /73140 |
| Elevation | 655–2,824 m (2,149–9,265 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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.