Machecoul | |
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Part of Machecoul-Saint-Même | |
The town hall in Machecoul | |
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Location of Machecoul | |
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Coordinates: 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-Saint-Même |
Commune | Machecoul-Saint-Même |
Area1 | 66.62 km2 (25.72 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | 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. 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.
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:
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