Mâcon

Mâcon (French pronunciation: ​[ma.kɔ̃]) is a smaa ceety (commune) in central Fraunce. It is prefectur o the Saône-et-Loire department, in the region o Bourgogne, an the caipital o the Mâconnais destrict. Mâcon is hame tae ower 35,000 residents, cried Mâconnais.

Mâcon
Coat of airms o Mâcon
Coat airms
Mâcon is located in Fraunce
Mâcon
Mâcon
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Mâcon is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Mâcon
Mâcon
Coordinates: 46°18′23″N 4°49′53″E / 46.30630°N 4.8313°E / 46.30630; 4.8313 4°49′53″E / 46.30630°N 4.8313°E / 46.30630; 4.8313
KintraFraunce
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepairtmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementMâcon
CantonChef-lieu for 3 cantons (Mâcon-Centre, Mâcon-Nord an Mâcon-Sud)
IntercommunalityMâconnais–Val de Saône
Govrenment
 • Mayor (2001–2014) Jean-Patrick Courtois
Area
1
27.04 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)2
35,393
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71270 /71000
Elevation167–347 m (548–1,138 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries.2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns – Sister ceeties

Mâcon is twinned wi:

  • Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany, syne 26 Juin 1956
  • Crewe and Nantwich, Unitit Kinrick, syne 1957[1]
  • Overijse, Belgium, syne 28 August 1960
  • Macon, Georgie, Unitit States, syne 1972
  • Shumen, Bulgarie, syne 18 September 2006
  • Lecco, Italy, syne 12 Mey 1973
  • Alcázar de San Juan, Spain, syne 15 Mairch 1980
  • Eger, Hungary, syne 11 Mey 1985
  • Pori, Finland, syne 11 Mey 1990
  • Santo Tirso, Portugal, syne 20 Juin 1992

References