Fourneaux: Quartier Sommeiller: Rampe d'accès au Tunnel du Fréjus
Fourneaux occupies the narrow Maurienne valley in the French Alps, beside the Arc River and close to Modane. Forested slopes and exposed rock walls rise sharply above a transport corridor that follows this long Alpine passage toward Italy. The A43 motorway and railway run through the valley, reflecting Maurienne’s continuing role as a route across the mountains. Nearby Modane is the French portal of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel, opened in 1871; its completion created one of the first major rail links through the Alps to Bardonecchia in Italy. Fourneaux remains a small valley commune shaped by rugged terrain and cross-border movement.
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Few communities in the Maurienne Valley have a history as closely tied to Alpine rail transport as Fourneaux. Set beside the Arc River in a narrow Savoyard valley, the commune lies close to Modane and the main route through the French Alps toward Italy. The Fréjus Rail Tunnel, opened in 1871, has its French portal in nearby Modane and remains a major cross-border connection to Bardonecchia. Fourneaux retains the character of a compact mountain settlement shaped by this strategic corridor. Browse other webcams across the Maurienne Valley to place Fourneaux in a wider Alpine context.
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