Machecoul

Machecoul

The town hall in Machecoul

Coat of arms
Machecoul

Coordinates: 46°59′38″N 1°49′18″W / 46.9939°N 1.8217°W / 46.9939; -1.8217Coordinates: 46°59′38″N 1°49′18″W / 46.9939°N 1.8217°W / 46.9939; -1.8217
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Nantes
Canton Machecoul
Intercommunality Machecoul
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Didier Favreau
Area1 66.62 km2 (25.72 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 5,732
  Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 44087 / 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Machecoul 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.[1]

Its 5,732 inhabitants are called Machecoulais. It was the site of the opening of the uprising of the Vendée, in 1793.

Geography

The commune of Machecoul is surrounded by the following communes:

Sights

Economy

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.

Twin towns

Machecoul is twinned with:

People

Machecoul was the birthplace of:

See also

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References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 23 November 2015


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