Machecoul | |
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Part of
Machecoul-Saint-Même | |
Coordinates: 46°59′38″N 1°49′18″W / 46.9939°N 1.8217°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Nantes |
Canton | Machecoul-Saint-Même |
Commune | Machecoul-Saint-Même |
Area 1 | 66.62 km2 (25.72 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | 6,412 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 44270 |
Elevation | 0–36 m (0–118 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Machecoul ( Breton: Machikoul) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Machecoul-Saint-Même. [2] It was the site of First Massacre of Machecoul, the opening of the War in the Vendée in 1793.
The commune of Machecoul is surrounded by the following communes:
Its inhabitants are called Machecoulais in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 5,732 | — |
2011 | 5,950 | +0.75% |
2021 | 6,412 | +0.75% |
Source: INSEE [3] [1] |
On the edge of town is the Gitane bicycle factory. Fans of the Tour de France will recall the Breton cyclist Bernard Hinault riding for them in the 1970s.
Machecoul has a weekly street market where one can buy roasted poulet noir, the black chicken of Challans.
Machecoul is twinned with:
Machecoul was the birthplace of: