Mâcot-la-Plagne

Mâcot-la-Plagne

The ski station of La Plagne
Mâcot-la-Plagne

Coordinates: 45°33′16″N 6°40′22″E / 45.5544°N 6.6728°E / 45.5544; 6.6728Coordinates: 45°33′16″N 6°40′22″E / 45.5544°N 6.6728°E / 45.5544; 6.6728
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Savoie
Arrondissement Albertville
Canton Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Area1 37.86 km2 (14.62 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,789
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 73150 / 73210
Elevation 653–2,708 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mâcot-la-Plagne 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.[1]

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

1962= 1072
1968= 1204
1975= 1112
1982= 1210
1990= 1621
1999= 1578
2006= 1789

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 10 November 2015
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