Mâcon
commune in Saône-et-Loire, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mâcon is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in east-central France. It is the préfecture (capital) of the department.
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Mâcon | |
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Coordinates: 46°18′23″N 4°49′53″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Mâcon |
Canton | Mâcon-1 Mâcon-2 |
Intercommunality | Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Patrick Courtois[1] |
Area 1 | 27.04 km2 (10.44 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 33,456 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Mâconnais |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71270 /71000 |
Elevation | 167–347 m (548–1,138 ft) (avg. 257 m or 843 ft) |
Website | www.macon.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Even if Mâcon is the capital of the department, it is only the second largest city in population after Chalon-sur-Saône.