Machecoul
Machecoul | |
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Part of Machecoul-Saint-Même | |
The town hall in Machecoul | |
Location of Machecoul | |
| 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) | 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 (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. It was the site of First Massacre of Machecoul, the opening of the War in the Vendée in 1793.