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{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Mâcon
|commune status         = [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]]
|image                  = Vue de Mâcon.jpg
|caption                = The river Saône in Mâcon
|image coat of arms     = Blason Mâcon.svg
|arrondissement         = Mâcon
|canton                 = [[Canton of Mâcon-1|Mâcon-1]] and [[Canton of Mâcon-2|2]]
|INSEE                  = 71270
|postal code            = 71000
|mayor                  = [[Jean-Patrick Courtois]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr|access-date=2 December 2022|archive-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030259/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|url-status=live}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = [[Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération]]
|coordinates            = {{coord|46.30630|4.8313|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 175
|elevation min m        = 167
|elevation max m        = 347
|area km2               = 27.04
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|website                = {{official website| http://www.macon.fr/}}
|image flag             = Flag of Mâcon.svg
}}

'''Mâcon''' ({{IPA|fr|mɑ.kɔ̃|-|Fr-Paris--Mâcon.ogg}}), historically [[Anglicization|anglicised]] as '''Mascon''', is a city in east-central France. It is the [[Prefectures of France|prefecture]] of the [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Saône-et-Loire]] in [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]]. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as Mâconnais. The city gave its name to the nearby vineyards and wine 'appellation'.

==Geography==
The city lies on the western bank of the river [[Saône]], between [[Bresse]] in the east and the [[Beaujolais]] hills in the south. Mâcon is the southernmost city in the department of Saône-et-Loire and the region of [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]]. It is {{convert|65|km|0|abbr=off}} north of [[Lyon]] and {{convert|400|km|0|abbr=off}} from Paris. The climate is temperate with a slight continental tendency.

===Climate===
Mâcon features an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfb''), with warm summers, slightly too cool to be called [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] (''Cfa''). Winters are relatively cold to French standards, but milder and more rainy than north of Mâcon. Most precipitation is in spring and autumn.

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|location =  Mâcon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present)
|Jan record high C = 17.8
|Feb record high C = 21.0
|Mar record high C = 24.6
|Apr record high C = 29.8
|May record high C = 32.8
|Jun record high C = 37.4
|Jul record high C = 39.2
|Aug record high C = 39.8
|Sep record high C = 35.2
|Oct record high C = 29.5
|Nov record high C = 23.1
|Dec record high C = 19.3
|Jan record low C = -21.2
|Feb record low C = -21.4
|Mar record low C = -10.2
|Apr record low C = -4.4
|May record low C = -1.8
|Jun record low C = 3.7
|Jul record low C = 5.9
|Aug record low C = 5.8
|Sep record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = -4.8
|Nov record low C = -8.7
|Dec record low C = -16.2
|Jan high C = 6.3
|Feb high C = 8.3
|Mar high C = 13.2
|Apr high C = 16.8
|May high C = 20.8
|Jun high C = 24.8
|Jul high C = 27.1
|Aug high C = 26.9
|Sep high C = 22.3
|Oct high C = 16.9
|Nov high C = 10.5
|Dec high C = 6.7
| year high C = 16.7
|Jan mean C = 3.5
|Feb mean C = 4.6
|Mar mean C = 8.5
|Apr mean C = 11.7
|May mean C = 15.7
|Jun mean C = 19.5
|Jul mean C = 21.5
|Aug mean C = 21.1
|Sep mean C = 17.0
|Oct mean C = 12.7
|Nov mean C = 7.4
|Dec mean C = 4.1
| year mean C = 12.3
|Jan low C = 0.7
|Feb low C = 1.0
|Mar low C = 3.8
|Apr low C = 6.5
|May low C = 10.5
|Jun low C = 14.1
|Jul low C = 15.9
|Aug low C = 15.4
|Sep low C = 11.7
|Oct low C = 8.6
|Nov low C = 4.2
|Dec low C = 1.5
| year low C = 7.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 58.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 48.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 49.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 65.5
|May precipitation mm = 75.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 69.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 72.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 72.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 71.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 91.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 92.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 66.8
|year precipitation mm = 833.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 10.1
| Feb precipitation days = 8.6
| Mar precipitation days = 8.6
| Apr precipitation days = 9.3
| May precipitation days = 10.3
| Jun precipitation days = 8.7
| Jul precipitation days = 8.4
| Aug precipitation days = 8.4
| Sep precipitation days = 7.4
| Oct precipitation days = 10.4
| Nov precipitation days = 11.0
| Dec precipitation days = 10.7
| year precipitation days =111.9
|Jan humidity = 88
|Feb humidity = 84
|Mar humidity = 77
|Apr humidity = 74
|May humidity = 75
|Jun humidity = 73
|Jul humidity = 71
|Aug humidity = 74
|Sep humidity = 80
|Oct humidity = 86
|Nov humidity = 88
|Dec humidity = 89
|year humidity = 79.9
|Jan sun = 61.6
|Feb sun = 96.0
|Mar sun = 163.7
|Apr sun = 191.7
|May sun = 216.5
|Jun sun = 249.1
|Jul sun = 274.9
|Aug sun = 251.1
|Sep sun = 194.8
|Oct sun = 120.3
|Nov sun = 71.3
|Dec sun = 52.1
|year sun = 1943.0
|source 1 = Meteociel<ref>{{cite web
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|title=Normales et records pour Macon (71)
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|access-date=22 November 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = Infoclimat.fr (humidity, 1961–1990)<ref name=Infoclimat>{{cite web
| url = http://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07385-macon-charnay.html
| title = Normes et records 1961-1990: Mâcon - Charnay (71) - altitude 216m
| language = fr
| publisher = Infoclimat
| access-date = 30 December 2015
| archive-date = 20 July 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120720070848/http://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07385-macon-charnay.html
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

|date=February 2013}}

==History==

===Ancient and Medieval eras===
The [[urban agglomeration|agglomeration]] of Mâcon originates from the establishment of an [[oppidum]] and of a river port by the [[Celts]] from the [[Aedui]], probably at the beginning of the first century BC. Known then under the name of ''Matisco'', the town developed significantly during the age of the [[Roman Empire]]. This is demonstrated by the large Roman hoard known as the [[Mâcon Treasure]] that was discovered in the town in 1764, the remains of which is in the [[British Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?place=34858&plaA=34858-3-1 |title=British Museum Collection |access-date=15 June 2017 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193634/http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?place=34858&plaA=34858-3-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 4th century, the town was fortified.

During the [[Middle Ages]], Mâcon was the administrative center of a [[List of counts of Macon|county]] belonging to the [[Duchy of Burgundy]] at the extremity of the bridge over the Saône leading to the [[Bresse]] territory belonging to the [[Duchy of Savoy]]. The town controlled access to present-day Lamartinien Valley (Val Lamartinien), where the southern end of the Côte de Bourgogne joins the first foothills of the [[Beaujolais]] hills, opening the way to the rich plains of the [[Loire (river)|Loire]]. 

The town is strategically built: it was a possible entrance into the kingdom for the Swiss or German mercenaries during the [[French Wars of Religion]]. On 3 June 1564, [[Charles IX of France|Charles IX]] from [[Chalon-sur-Saône|Chalon]], stopped in the town during his Royal Tour of France (1564–1566), accompanied by the Court and the nobles of his kingdom, including his brother the [[Henry III of France|Duke of Anjou]], [[Henry IV of France|Henry of Navarre]], the cardinals of Bourbon and Lorraine.<ref>Guerres de religion-Miquel, p 253</ref> He was welcomed by the Queen [[Jeanne III of Navarre]], nicknamed the "Queen of Protestants", and 1,500 Huguenots.

===Revolutionary and Imperial eras===
On 21 October 1790, the matriarch of a prominent local family gave birth to a son who remains highly visible in his hometown, the [[Romantic poetry|Romantic]] poet and historian [[Alphonse de Lamartine]].<ref>Whitehouse, p.13.</ref>

In 1790, the [[French Revolution|Revolutionary government]] designated Mâcon as the capital (''[[chef-lieu]]'') of [[Saône-et-Loire]], a newly created [[Departments of France|''département'']] within the radical restructuring of national administration.

In 1814, the town was invaded by Austrian troops and then liberated twice by French troops before being permanently occupied until the fall of the Empire. After [[Napoléon I|Napoléon]]'s return and the subsequent [[Hundred Days]], Mâcon and the [[Mâconnais]] were again captured by the Austrians.
[[File:Plaques Hommage Victimes Persécutions Crime Contre Humanité & Ici Léon Israël Assassiné Rue 28 Juin 1944 - Mâcon (FR71) - 2021-09-23 - 1.jpg|thumb|Commemorative plaques at 116 Rue du 28 Juin 1944 in Mâcon, at the site of [[Léon Israël|Dr. Israël's]] assassination.]]

===Second World War===
During [[World War II]], Mâcon was the northernmost town in the unoccupied ''[[zone libre]]'' between Paris and Lyon. On 11 November 1942, following [[Operation Anton]], nearly eight hundred German soldiers settled in the city after crossing the demarcation line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Log in or sign up to view |url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/2654091018141371/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en |archive-date=30 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230042623/https://www.facebook.com/notes/2654091018141371/ |url-status=live }}</ref> From that date onwards, the [[Resistance during World War II|Resistance]] was present in Mâcon. In April 1944, Jewish doctor [[Léon Israël]] was assassinated by the [[Milice]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Léon-Israël |url=http://www.ajpn.org/personne-Leon-Israel-560.html |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=www.ajpn.org |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505150645/http://www.ajpn.org/personne-Leon-Israel-560.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dosssiers |url=https://yadvashem-france.org/dossier/nom/10593/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Comité Français pour Yad Vashem |language=fr-FR |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630224322/https://yadvashem-france.org/dossier/nom/10593/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The town was liberated on 4 September 1944 as part of [[Operation Dragoon]] by troops who had landed in [[Provence]].<ref>{{Atlas-Libération-France}}, p. 35</ref>

[[File:Quai Mâcon 04-2003.jpg|thumb|700px|center|Photograph of the city of Mâcon taken from [[Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône]] ([[Ain (département)|Ain]]), on the other side of the [[Saône]] river]]

==Sights==
[[File:1988 tour-de-france-peloton-entering-macon-jul-2006.jpg|thumb|The bridge over the Saône: [[Tour de France]] [[peloton]] entering Mâcon July 2006.]]

* The Old Saint-Vincent in the town centre
* [[Mâcon Cathedral|Mâcon Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Mâcon) ]] in the town centre
* Museum of Fine Arts (former Ursuline [[Convent]])
* Hôtel de Senecé ([[Alphonse de Lamartine|Lamartine]] museum)
* Saint-Clément Catholic Church in the district of Saint-Clément
* Church Saint-Pierre, Place Saint-Pierre, opposite the Town Hall
* The Municipal Olympic Pool of Mâcon
* The Maison des Vins or Maison Mâconnaise des Vins, on De-Lattre de Tassigny Avenue.
* The Quai Lamartine (quay), the Vallon des Rigollettes, the Physical Activity Training Course (P.A.P.A) and the Marina: many places suitable for walking and relaxing.
* The Theater of Mâcon (public theatre) close to the Maison des vins, Droits de l'Homme esplanade.
* Château Saint-Jean, in the old commune of Saint-Jean-le-Priche annexed to Mâcon in 1972
* Château des Perrières, on a hill overlooking the town

===Parks and gardens===
In 2007, the city was awarded the Grand Prix prize and "4 flowers" in the [[Entente Florale]] competition.<ref>Source : [http://www.villes-et-villages-fleuris.com/leconcours/palmaresdep/P71.htm Villes et Villages Fleuris] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508053451/http://www.villes-et-villages-fleuris.com/leconcours/palmaresdep/P71.htm |date=8 May 2009 }}</ref>

==Transport==
Mâcon is connected to neighbouring major cities through various routes:
* Roads:
** [[A6 autoroute (France)|A6 motorway]] (Route: Paris-[[Lyon]])
** [[A40 autoroute|A40 Motorway]] (route: Mâcon-[[Geneva]])
** [[A406 autoroute|A406 Motorway]] (bypass south of Mâcon)
** [[Route nationale 6]]
** RCEA (Center-Europe-Atlantic road) which allows a direct traffic flow from [[Annemasse]] to [[Nantes]] or [[Bordeaux]]
** The François Mitterrand Bridge is the second work of construction connecting Mâcon to the left bank of the Saône River
* Railway Infrastructures:
** [[Gare de Mâcon Loché TGV]] (routes: Paris-[[Marseille]] and Paris-[[Geneva]])
** [[Gare de Mâcon-Ville]] (routes [[Dijon]]–Mâcon–[[Lyon]] and Mâcon–[[Bourg-en-Bresse]]–[[Ambérieu-en-Bugey]])
* River infrastructures:
** The [[Saône|Saône river]] which allows access to the [[Mediterranean]] Sea via the [[Rhône]] River

===Public transport===
Mâcon uses the urban transport service [http://www.trema-bus.fr/ Tréma], run by the organising transport authorities, the SITUM (Inter-communal City Transport Union of Mâconnais – Val de Saône). The SITUM currently consists of 3 members: CAMVAL (Agglomeration Community of Mâcon-Val de Saône) (26 communes) and the [[Chaintré]] and [[Crêches-sur-Saône]] communes. The Urban Transport Area of the SITUM extends over 28 communes in total.

On the evening of 30 June 2009, the Mâcon Bus services ceased operation. This was due to the public service delegation contract between the SITUM and the Mâcon Bus company (a subsidiary of [[Transdev]]), operating the network since 1987, not being renewed at the last call for bids. So since 1 July 2009, the company CarPostal Mâcon ([[CarPostal Suisse|CarPostal]] France's subsidiary) has been providing city transport services on the network renamed Tréma.

The network Tréma, restructured on 31 August 2009, made the following bid:
*urban lines (A to G) going through Mâcon, [[Crêches-sur-Saône]], [[Sancé, Saône-et-Loire|Sancé]], [[Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône]], central [[Charnay-lès-Mâcon]] and [[Gare de Mâcon Loché TGV|Mâcon Loché TGV train station]] on a regular basis.
*a transport service requested by TrémA'Fil to operate in the other communes of the SITUM area, to increase the frequency of the less busy regular lines (F and G) and to offer a service for each city stop in the morning before the beginning of services for scheduled lines and in the evening after the end of the services.
*school lines named TrémA'Scol.

Mâcon is run by the network Buscephale of [[Saône-et-Loire]]'s local council.

==Administration==
Mâcon is a member of the [[Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération]] ([[agglomeration community]]), and also its seat.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of mayors
|- 
! Term !! Name !! Party !! Position
|-
| align=right| March 1953 – March 1977 || Louis Escande || style="text-align:center;"|DVD || .
|-
| align=right| March 1977– March 2001 || Michel Antoine Rognard || style="text-align:center;"| [[Parti socialiste (France)|PS]] ||
|-
| align=right| March 2001– || [[Jean-Patrick Courtois]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] || Senator
|}

===Education===
Mâcon has five [[collège]]s and four ''[[lycées]]''. These establishments are in the same area in the west of the city, with the exception of the collèges Schuman (north) and Saint-Exupery (south).
*Collèges
**Collège Louis Pasteur
**Collège Bréart
**Collège Schuman
**Collège Saint-Exupéry
**Collège Notre-Dame (private)
*Lycées
**Lycée Lamartine
**Lycée René-Cassin
**Lycée hôtelier Dumaine
**Lycée Ozanam (private)

==Demography==
Mâcon is one of the department's major employment areas which is by far the most dynamic (13.5% increase between 1999 and 2006) compared to cities such as [[Chalon-sur-Saône]] or [[Montceau-les-Mines]] which are losing jobs. This dynamism is particularly helped by the many transport links available and its proximity to [[Lyon]].

The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Mâcon proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Mâcon absorbed the former commune of Saint-Clément in 1856, Flacé-lès-Mâcon in 1964, Saint-Jean-le-Priche and Sennecé-lès-Mâcon in 1971 and Loché in 1972.<ref name=ehess/>

{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|20502|Mâcon}}</ref> and INSEE (1968-2017)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-71270#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924012938/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-71270#ancre-POP_T1 |date=24 September 2022 }}, INSEE</ref>
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |12000
|1800 |10807
|1806 |10653
|1821 |10411
|1831 |12384
|1836 |13515
|1841 |14466
|1846 |15112
|1851 |16783
|1856 |16546
|1861 |18765
|1866 |19175
|1872 |18239
|1876 |17570
|1881 |19567
|1886 |19669
|1891 |19573
|1896 |18739
|1901 |18928
|1906 |19059
|1911 |19779
|1921 |18207
|1926 |18427
|1931 |18496
|1936 |19324
|1946 |21073
|1954 |22393
|1962 |25714
|1968 |33445
|1975 |39344
|1982 |38404
|1990 |37275
|1999 |34469
|2007 |33865
|2012 |32917
|2017 |33638
}}

==Associated districts and communes==

===Town centre===
[[File:Vieux Saint-Vincent (Mâcon-France).JPEG|thumb|upright|Mâcon Cathedral (Cathédrale le Vieux Saint-Vincent)]]
[[File:Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon (France 2015) (16888753397).jpg|thumb|Saint-Pierre Church (1859–1865)]]
[[File:Hotel Dieu (Macon).JPG|thumb|upright|The Hôtel-Dieu built in the 18th century by Melchior Munet, a student of [[Soufflot]].]]
Mâcon's town center of extends from ''Place Gardon'', in the north, to the Roundabout of Europe in the south, from ''Place de la Barre'', in the west, to the banks along the Saône to the east.
The quarters of the town's centre are varied:
#The center by the town hall is the town's shopping area (rue Carnot, rue Dufour, rue Sigorgne, rue Philibert-Laguiche, rue Dombert, rue Franche, the quay Lamartine, the esplanade Lamartine and rue de la Barre).  Most landmarks are in this conventional ''centre-ville'' including the Cathedral of Saint-Vincent, the Church of Saint Pierre and the town's two museums.
#The Saint-Antoine district is centred around the ''Place aux Herbes'' and the historic heart despite its relative distance from the Town Hall. This district covers the northern part of the town centre; it is crossed by the rue de Strasbourg and consists of narrow lanes. There is the prefecture (district headquarters) of Saône-et-Loire and the old Saint-Vincent Cathedral (Vieux Saint-Vincent).
#West lies the ''Square de la Paix'', bordered by the Hôtel-Dieu, the Palais de Justice, Saint-Vincent Cathedral, plus the Vallon des Rigollettes and the ''Héritan'' district.

From the late 1990s to the early 2000s, the esplanade [[Alphonse de Lamartine|Lamartine]] underwent extensive redevelopment and upgrades. The winding car park and damaged cobblestones were replaced by an underground car park on three levels, a larger and brighter esplanade, bars, and a stage on the water (of the [[Saône|Saône river]]) which now accommodates various events, concerts and shows. The Statue Lamartine, which sits proudly on the esplanade, was completely renovated. Small gardens now brighten up the immense space that Mâcon's Esplanade [[Alphonse de Lamartine|Lamartine]] occupies. All along, one can find an extract from the famous poem by [[Alphonse de Lamartine|Lamartine]], "Le Lac": "Time, halt in your flight... " engraved in the ground in silver letters.

===North of Mâcon===
The north of Mâcon is split, with the Neusdadt roundabout marking the boundary between the two sections.  ''Flacé-lès-Mâcon'', a village built in the city, constitutes the north-west of Mâcon. In addition to the adjoining Town Hall, church and small downtown area, ''Flacé'' consists entirely of residential areas.<br/>
The north-east of Mâcon is composed of various residential areas and the town's sport centres (Physical Activity Training Course (P.A.P.A), public swimming pool, Centre for Sports Education, rowing, sailing and water skiing clubs, several football fields and clubs, and the Sports Palace). The residential areas consist mainly of low-rent council estates ([[HLM (Housing)|HLM]]) with districts such as the priority development areas (ZUP) of Mâcon or the boulevard des États-Unis (road belonging administratively to the Saugeraies district).

===South of Mâcon===
The south of Mâcon is composed of three major areas.
#The first area is the ''Saint-Clément/Les Blanchettes'' block, also called ''Percée Sud''. ''Saint-Clément'' only accounts for a small area but it is southern Mâcon's main business area with the Europe roundabout. ''Les Blanchettes'' is a district of low-rent council estates (HLM) passing through Édouard-Herriot Avenue. It is a very woody area, which includes most notably the ''Parc des Allumettes'' and its numerous games for children. The Romanesque church is in ''Saint-Clément'', bearing the name of this town.
#The second area is the largest in this part of the town; it is the industrial area south of Mâcon (the largest metropolitan area) which is composed of the Port River at Mâcon (6 in France).
#The third and final area in the south of Mâcon is the ''Chanaye / Fontenailles'' and is southwest of the town. ''Fontenailles'' is a residential area consisting of detached houses.  ''La Chanaye'' (pronounced "Chanai") is an area of low-rent council estates (HLM) bordered by the greenhouses of Mâcon. This district, along with the Boulevard des États-Unis, Saint-Clément/les Blanchettes and priority development areas (ZUP) of Mâcon, belongs to the sensitive urban zones (French ZUS).

===West of Mâcon===
The west of Mâcon is the least populated part of the town. This hosts Mâcon's ''lycées'' ([[René Cassin]], [[Lamartine]], Alexandre Dumaine and [[Ozanam]]) and most of the colleges, along with some residential areas merged with those of [[Charnay-lès-Mâcon]], the Hospital of Mâcon and the historic working class area of Mâcon,''Bioux''.

===Flacé===
Formerly an independent commune,  '''Flacé-lès-Mâcon''' was re-attached to Mâcon in 1965. It is now a residential area with a very prominent village atmosphere.

===Associated communes===

====Loché====
Loché is an associated commune of Mâcon. The fusion-association dates from 1972. Mâcon Loché-TGV station is in this wine-producing village.

====Saint-Jean-le-Priche====
Saint-Jean-le-Priche is an associated commune of Mâcon. The merging association dates from 1972.

====Sennecé-lès-Mâcon====
Sennecé-lès-Mâcon is an associated commune of Mâcon. The merging association dates from 1972.

==Wine==
{{Main|Mâconnais}}
The area west and north of Mâcon produces well-known wines from the [[Chardonnay]] grape. The best known appellation of the Mâconnais is [[Pouilly-Fuissé]].

==Tourism==
{{Main|Tourism in Saône-et-Loire}}
In Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, you can see:
* The [[Arboretum de Pézanin]], one of the richest tree collections in France, near Mâcon,
* The [[Rock of Solutré]],
* [[Cluny abbey]] of vast size and complex elevations and its medieval city of small proportions.
* [[Charolles]] and its breed of cattle, "le boeuf charolais".
* [[Paray-le-Monial]] with its church modelled as a smaller version of Cluny abbey, cloistered garden, basilica, museum and ornate town hall.

==Economy==
* [[Viticulture]] and maturing
* Industrial River Port
* [[Metallurgy]]
* Logistics and road transport
* Boating
Mâcon holds the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Saône-et-Loire, which manages the river port of Mâcon through Aproport, the Automotive Training Center (CFA Automobile) and the Mâcon-Charnay airport. The headquarters for the Chamber of Agriculture of Saône-et-Loire is also based in Mâcon.

==Culture==

The "Eté frappé" Festival, a free art and music festival, takes place every summer from June to August all over the town (notably on the [[Lamartine]] esplanade alongside the river [[Saône]]) featuring many concerts of a wide range of musical styles (classical, French song, jazz, rock, folk, hip-hop, rap), many shows (dance, comedy), open air film shows, open air plays, sporting events. In 2011, 48.000 people attended the festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macon.fr/Actualites/Videos/Ete-Frappe-2011-une-annee-exceptionnelle |title=Video excerpts from the 2011 "Eté frappé" Festival 4.33 |publisher=Macon.fr |access-date=16 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120023030/http://www.macon.fr/Actualites/Videos/Ete-Frappe-2011-une-annee-exceptionnelle |archive-date=20 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Sports and leisure ==
Mâcon has 73 clubs with 55 organisations, 40 different sports to play, and {{formatnum:14506}} members of a sports association (42% of the population). It was elected the most sportive town in France in 2001.
* The A.S Mâcon rugby club is now progressing to 'Fédérale 2' (the 4th division in the rugby union club championship). They reached the highest level in 1987–1988 (ASM appeared in the Pool league with [[Biarritz Olympique]]'s [[Serge Blanco]], the [[US Dax]], Montpellier Hérault RC Montpellier and Lavelanet).
* The rowing club (the Régates Mâconnaises) is a leading sport clubs in the town. Each year it organises several major events (regional, national championships) and sends many of its rowers to the biggest competitions. Similarly, each year, the Stade Nautique Mâconnais sends swimmers to the France N1 swimming championships.
* A motor boating Grand Prix is held annually in late September (part of the speed championship of France in categories S2000 and S3000).
* The Municipal Band of Mâcon.
* The Mâcon Academy is extensive and nationally recognised.
* Ski club and barefoot in Mâcon
*[[UF Mâconnais]] is the football club of Mâcon. It was the first club of footballer [[Antoine Griezmann]].
* The [[Parc des Sports et des Loisirs]] is a sports and leisure park in the north-west outskirts of the city. The park contains the Stade Marie-José Perec and Espace Sportif et de Loisirs Antoine Griezmann, which is an athletics stadium and two synthetic football pitches. There are also tennis courts, archer and the bike park hurigny. Additionally, the park hosts the Association Moto Club de Mâcon (AMCM), which runs [[motorcycle speedway]] and flat track racing on the [[Mâcon speedway track]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mairie-saintjames.com/parc-des-sports-et-loisirs/ |title=Sports and Leisure Park |website=mairie saintjames |access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Jean-Baptiste Drouet (French revolutionary)|Jean-Baptiste Drouet]] (1763–1824), revolutionary who died in Mâcon.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Drouet, Jean Baptiste | volume= 8 | page = 592 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Claude-Philibert Barthelot de Rambuteau]] (1781–1869), politician
* [[Pierre Boitard]] (1789–1859), botanist and geologist
* [[Alphonse de Lamartine]] (1790–1869), writer, poet and politician.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de | volume= 16 |last1= Saintsbury |first1= George |author1-link= George Saintsbury | pages = 102&ndash;104 |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Antonio Damirón]] (1794–1875), French-Venezuelan printer
* [[Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert]] (1797–1872), writer of poetry, stage plays and short stories.
* [[Alfred Lacroix]] (1863–1948), geologist and mineralogist.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Lacroix, Antoine François Alfred | volume= 16 | page = 54 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Georges Lecomte]] (1867–1958), writer, novelist and playwright
* [[Georges Duby]] (1919–1996), historian of the social and economic history of the [[Middle Ages]].
* [[Alain Digbeu]] (born 1975), basketball player
* [[Antoine Griezmann]] (born 1991), football player
* [[Marine Lorphelin]] (born 1993), Miss France 2013 and 1st Runner-Up to Miss World 2013, was born and raised in Mâcon

==In popular culture==
*''[[The Baby of Mâcon]]'' is a 1993 film directed by [[Peter Greenaway]].
*Mâcon is the hometown of petulant waitress Jessica ([[Cécile de France]]) in ''[[Fauteuils d'orchestre|Avenue Montaigne]]'', [[Danièle Thompson]]'s 2006 film.

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}

Mâcon is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Villes jumelées à Mâcon |url=https://www.macon.fr/Votre-mairie/Villes-jumelees-a-Macon2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415070317/https://www.macon.fr/Votre-mairie/Villes-jumelees-a-Macon2 |archive-date=15 April 2017 |access-date=2019-11-19 |website=macon.fr |publisher=Mâcon |language=fr}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Neustadt an der Weinstraße]], Germany, since 26 June 1956
*{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Crewe and Nantwich]], (Grande Bretagne) depuis 1957
*{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Overijse]], Belgium, since 28 August 1960
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]], United States, since 1972
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lecco]], Italy, since 12 May 1973
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alcázar de San Juan]], Spain, since 15 March 1980
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Eger]], Hungary, since 11 May 1985
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Pori]], Finland, since 11 May 1990
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Santo Tirso]], Portugal, since 20 June 1992
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==Culinary specialties==
* Mâcon's sugary specialties are a [[cake]] made of [[meringue]] and filled with [[butter cream]] named "l'idéal mâconnais", and a sugary [[pâtisserie]] made of a very thin [[cigarette]]-shaped [[waffle]] named "la gaufrette mâconnaise" ("gaufrette" meaning "little waffle" in [[French language|French]]).
* Mâcon is surrounded by a vineyard of {{formatnum:12355}} acres which produces 49&nbsp;million bottles of wine including the famous crus like [[Saint-Véran AOC|Saint-Véran]] or [[Pouilly-Fuissé]].
* West of Mâcon, there is the [[Charolais, France|Charolais]] area famous for its white-coated cattle.
* East of Mâcon, on the other side of the [[Saône|Saône river]], there is [[Bresse]], famous for its white poultry, the only ones to have received an [[Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée]] (AOC) stamp.

==Bibliography==
* Pierre Goujon (éd.), ''Histoire de Mâcon'', Toulouse, 2000. It consists of:
** Jean Combier, "De la préhistoire aux Burgondes", pp.&nbsp;17–44
** Alain Guerreau, "Mâcon, 380–1239 : la cité épiscopale", pp.&nbsp;45–79
** Isabelle Vernus,  "Prospérités et affrontements, 1239–1600", pp.&nbsp;81–112
** Christine Lamarre, "De l'époque classique aux transformations révolutionnaires. La ville classique des XVIIme et XVIIIme siècles", pp.&nbsp;113–139
** Jean-François Garmier, "L'Essor et les transformations de la ville (17me – 19me siècles)", pp.&nbsp;141–154
** [[Pierre Lévêque]], "Au temps de Lamartine", pp.&nbsp;155–196
** Pierre Goujon, "Mâcon dans la deuxième moitié du 19me siècle : une ville en symbiose avec sa région ", pp.&nbsp;197–238
** Lucien Delpeuch, "Une ville moyenne face aux défis du 20me siècle : Mâcon de 1914 à 1945", pp.&nbsp;219–263
** Annie Bleton-Ruget et Nicole Commerçon, "Mâcon, une ville moyenne ordinaire?", pp.&nbsp;265–300.
*{{cite book |title=The Life of Lamartine, Volume 1 |last=Whitehouse |first=Henry Remsen |year=1918 |publisher=BiblioBazaar (2009)|page=13 |isbn=978-1-115-29659-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vHAGAQAAIAAJ&q=life%20of%20lamartine&pg=PP9}}

==See also==
* [[Ancient Diocese of Mâcon]]
* [[Burgundy wine]]
*[[Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Mâcon}}
{{wikivoyage|Mâcon}}
* {{Official website|https://www.macon.fr/}} {{In lang|fr}}
* [http://www.macon-tourism.com Tourist office], macon-tourism.com. Accessed 26 February 2024.
* [https://mediatheque.macon.fr/ Mâcon library] {{In lang|fr}}

* {{Catholic Encyclopedia|wstitle=Ancient Diocese of Mâcon}}

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