Mâcot-la-Plagne

Mâcot-la-Plagne
Makôte (Savoyard)
Village of Mâcot
Village of Mâcot
Location of Mâcot-la-Plagne
Mâcot-la-Plagne is located in France
Mâcot-la-Plagne
Mâcot-la-Plagne
Location within France
Mâcot-la-Plagne is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mâcot-la-Plagne
Mâcot-la-Plagne
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°33′16″N 6°40′22″E / 45.5544°N 6.6728°E / 45.5544; 6.6728
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementAlbertville
CantonBourg-Saint-Maurice
CommuneLa Plagne Tarentaise
Area
1
37.86 km2 (14.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,756
 • Density46.38/km2 (120.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
73210
Elevation653–2,708 m (2,142–8,885 ft)
(avg. 760 m or 2,490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mâcot-la-Plagne (French pronunciation: [mako la plaɲ]; before 1970: Mâcot;[2] Savoyard: Makôte)[3] is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of La Plagne Tarentaise.[4]

Geography

It gives its name to the French ski resort La Plagne, most of which lies within the commune of Mâcot-la-Plagne. It is bordered by the communes of Aime to the west, Bozel to the southwest, Champagny-en-Vanoise to the south, Bellentre to the east, and Valezan and La Côte-d'Aime to the north

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19621,072—    
19681,204+1.95%
19751,112−1.13%
19821,210+1.21%
19901,621+3.72%
19991,578−0.30%
20061,731+1.33%
20221,756+0.09%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
  2. 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mâcot-la-Plagne, EHESS (in French).
  3. ↑ TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.
  4. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 10 November 2015