Machecoul

Machecoul
Part of Machecoul-Saint-Même
The town hall in Machecoul
The town hall in Machecoul
Coat of arms of Machecoul
Coat of arms
Location of Machecoul
Map
Machecoul is located in France
Machecoul
Machecoul
Machecoul is located in Pays de la Loire
Machecoul
Machecoul
Coordinates: 46°59′38″N 1°49′18″W / 46.9939°N 1.8217°W / 46.9939; -1.8217
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonMachecoul-Saint-Même
CommuneMachecoul-Saint-Même
Area
1
66.62 km2 (25.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
6,412
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
44270
Elevation0–36 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 (French pronunciation: [maʃku(l)]; 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.

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 November 2015.