Mâcon

Mâcon
Prefecture and commune
The river Saône in Mâcon
Location of Mâcon
Mâcon
Mâcon
Coordinates: 46°18′23″N 4°49′53″E / 46.30630°N 4.8313°E / 46.30630; 4.8313
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementMâcon
CantonMâcon-1 and 2
IntercommunalityMâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Patrick Courtois[1]
Area
1
27.04 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
34,759
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71270 /71000
Elevation167–347 m (548–1,138 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
WebsiteOfficial website
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mâcon (French pronunciation: [mɑ.kɔ̃] ), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the 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 AOC.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.