Macaye

"Makea" redirects here. For other uses, see Makea (disambiguation).

Macaye (French pronunciation: [makaj]; Basque: Makea)^[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.^[4]

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Commune
The church of Macaye
Coat of arms
Location of Macaye
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Coordinates: 43°20′06″N 1°18′58″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Canton	Baïgura et Mondarrain
Intercommunality	Pays Basque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Dubois[1]
Area 1	19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	594
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64364 /64240
Elevation	113–892 m (371–2,927 ft) (avg. 218 m or 715 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	512	—
1975	468	−1.28%
1982	463	−0.15%
1990	476	+0.35%
1999	529	+1.18%
2007	534	+0.12%
2012	542	+0.30%
2017	587	+1.61%
Source: INSEE[5]

Geography

Neighboring communes

• Hasparren to the north
• Cambo-les-Bains to the north-west
• Mendionde to the east
• Louhossoa to the west
• Bidarray to the south

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department