Machecoul
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The town hall in Machecoul
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
Machecoul
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| Coordinates: 46°59′38″N 1°49′18″W / 46.9939°N 1.8217°WCoordinates: 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 | |
| Intercommunality | Machecoul | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | 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) |
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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.
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.
Its 5,732 inhabitants are called Machecoulais. It was the site of the opening of the uprising of the Vendée, in 1793.
The commune of Machecoul is surrounded by the following communes:
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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