Mâcot-la-Plagne
Part of La Plagne Tarentaise in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Mâcot-la-Plagne (French pronunciation: [mako la plaɲ]; Savoyard: Makôte)[2] 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.[3]
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Mâcot-la-Plagne
Makôte (Savoyard) | |
|---|---|
Part of La Plagne Tarentaise | |
Village of Mâcot | |
 Location of Mâcot-la-Plagne | |
  Mâcot-la-Plagne  Mâcot-la-Plagne | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′16″N 6°40′22″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Bourg-Saint-Maurice |
| Commune | La Plagne Tarentaise |
Area 1 | 37.86 km2 (14.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,756 |
| • Density | 46.38/km2 (120.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 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. | |
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,072 | — |
| 1968 | 1,204 | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 1,112 | −7.6% |
| 1982 | 1,210 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 1,621 | +34.0% |
| 1999 | 1,578 | −2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,789 | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 1,756 | −1.8% |
