Machecoul travel guide
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Visit Machecoul: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Machecoul is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 28 km from Nantes, the department capital. (General information: Machecoul is 373 km from Paris and 515 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Pornic at 26 km from Machecoul
Popular places to visit near Machecoul: these include Pornic at 26 km and Jade Coast at 29 km.
Lac de Grand-Lieu is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 16km and Nantes is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 28km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Machecoul, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Machecoul
See France This Way travel guides for Loire-Atlantique and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Machecoul.
Note that all distances from Machecoul shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Machecoul holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Machecoul (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Loire-Atlantique gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Machecoul and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des plantes (33km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Nantes (28km) : Saint-Jean-de-Monts (29km) : Notre-Dame-de-Monts (30km) : Carquefou (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Machecoul & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Machecoul
Canton: Machecoul
Arrondissement: Nantes
Department: Loire-Atlantique
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 44270
Distance to Machecoul
from Nantes: 28 km
from Paris: 373 km
from Calais: 515 km
from Nice: 798 km
from Bordeaux: 258 km
from Strasbourg: 736 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Machecoul): Fresnay-en-Retz, La Marne, Paulx and Saint-Meme-le-Tenu.
Getting here
Loire-Atlantique is in the north-west of France. Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Machecoul from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Machecoul