Mâcon

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Mâcon

Total population

34,448

Elevation167 m

Land area27.04 km²

Coordinates46.30°, 4.83°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mâcon, 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 about 35,000 residents, who are referred to in French as Mâconnais. The city gave its name to the nearby vineyards and wine AOC.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Edward, Count of Savoy

Count of Savoy

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François Leguat

French explorer and colon (1637-1735)

Paul-Marie François Rousset

Catholic bishop (1921-2016)

Louis Desnoyers

French journalist (1802–1868)

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Paul Hoste

French mathematician

Fernand Dubief

French politician (1850-1916)

Antoine Révillon

French politician (1831–1898)

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Antoine de Fériol de Pont-de-Veyle

French playwright (1697-1774)

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Charles Joseph François Wolff

French soldier and officer (1823–1901)

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Francisque Ordinaire

French politician

François-Saturnin Lascaris d'Urfé

Sulpician missionary of New France

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Gabriel Marie de Riccé

French official (1758–1832)

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Georges Duboeuf

French wine merchant

Gustave Lambert

French hydrographer

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Jacques-Louis Murtin

Jacques-Pierre-Louis Puthod

French military commander (1769–1837)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-10

Common Red Soldier Beetle

Rhagonycha fulva

Seen 2026-06-10

Bee-eating Beetle

Trichodes apiarius

Seen 2026-06-10

Common Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Seen 2026-06-10

yellow water-lily

Nuphar lutea

Seen 2026-06-09

Green Shield Bug

Palomena prasina

Seen 2026-06-08

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Seen 2026-06-07

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-06-07

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers