Mâcot-la-Plagne

Mâcot-la-Plagne (French pronunciation: [mako la plaɲ]; Arpitan: Makôte) 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.^[2]

Mâcot-la-Plagne
Part of La Plagne Tarentaise
Village of Mâcot
Location of Mâcot-la-Plagne
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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/km2 (120/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

Historical 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%

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department