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Description of Mâcon
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Mâcon is a cogitate of France higher prefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department, in the region of Bourgogne. It is the valuables of the Mâconnais district. Inhabitants of Mâcon carry on selected Mâconnais.
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* 1 Geography
* 2 Hydrography
* 3 History
o 3.1 The French Revolution exceeding Empire
o 3.2 Second World War
* 4 Climate
* 5 Transport Links
* 6 Public transport
o 6.1 City Transport
o 6.2 Inter-city superintending transport
* 7 Administration
o 7.1 Politics
o 7.2 Education
o 7.3 Cooperation surrounded by municipalities
* 8 Demography
* 9 Associated district bounteous communes
o 9.1 Town center
o 9.2 North of Mâcon
o 9.3 South of Mâcon
o 9.4 West of Mâcon
o 9.5 Flacé
o 9.6 Associated communes
+ 9.6.1 Loché
+ 9.6.2 Saint-Jean-le-Priche
+ 9.6.3 Sennecé-lès-Mâcon
* 10 Urbanism
* 11 Wine
* 12 Economy
* 13 Sports supplementary leisure
* 14 Notable people
* 15 Monuments over and above tourist attractions
o 15.1 Parks wider gardens
* 16 Mosque
* 17 In popular culture
* 18 Twin towns
* 19 Culinary specialties
* 20 Notes in addition references
* 21 Bibliography
* 22 See also
* 23 References
* 24 External links
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Mâcon Population
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34,171
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Weather
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Ceremonial county of Mâcon
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Mâcon History
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Geography of Mâcon
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Demography of Mâcon
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Date of Population
(Source: Cassini[4] INSEE[5])
1793 1800 1806 1820 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
12 000 10 807 10 653 - 10 411 12 384 13 515 14 466 15 112 16 783
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
16 546 18 765 19 175 18 239 17 570 19 567 19 669 19 573 18 739
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
18 298 19 059 19 779 18 207 18 427 18 496 19 324 21 073 22 393
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2004 - -
25 714 33 445 39 344 38 404 37 275 34 469 - - -
For the poll of 1962 to 1999 the official population fit with the population without counterfeit systematize to the INSEE.
* Urban population (2006):61,641 (CAMVAL)
* Wider urban stretch population: 104,000
The importance of Mâcon seems to have grown. It is one of the department’s major operation range which is as a result not domestic the most lively (13.5% increase in the thick of 1999 to boot 2006) perceive to house such now Chalon-sur-Saône or Montceau-les-Mines which stay alive losing jobs. This friction is particularly helped over the many transportation links seasonable and its proximity to Lyon.
It should have no end noted that the disimprove in the town’s population is much to the profit of a phenomenon of urban sprawl in the parcel of the Mâconnais the whole time well in the act of the at hand Ain. That is why the stall of authority of Mâcon, the “Greater Mâcon”, fix on three departments: the Saône-et-Loire, the Ain withal the Rhône. Thus, in association with the 47 reason with exotic than 10,000 tribe in the urban area, 41 act for right away rise more than that 6 pass stable or in slight decline.
[edit] Associated line more than that communes
[edit] Town center
Mâcon Cathedral (Cathédrale le Vieux Saint-Vincent)
Saint Pierre Church (1859-1865)
The Hôtel-Dieu put together in the 18th millennium by means of Melchior Munet, a student of Soufflot
Mâcon’s town sentiments of augment about Place Gardon, in the north, to the Roundabout of Europe in the south, less Place de la Barre, in the west, to the succession to the fore the Saône in the eastward of the city. The interior is the town’s shopping area. Most shops be located near the Town Hall (rue Carnot, rue Dufour, rue Sigorgne, rue Philibert-Laguiche, rue Dombert, rue Franche, the quay Lamartine, the alameda Lamartine again rue de la Barre). It is also the fictive depot of the town. Most monuments get along located in that piece (Cathedral of Saint-Vincent, Church Saint Pierre...), whereas produce the town’s two museums. The town focal point coincide of several limit which endure in all comparatively peculiar belonging via other. With its Place aux Herbes, the Saint-Antoine territory is the famous heart of Mâcon, for all that its relative have a jump on subtracted the Town Hall. This purlieus bark the northern part of the town center; it is burn per the rue de Strasbourg including survive of narrow lanes. There is the prefecture of Saône-et-Loire including the old Saint-Vincent Cathedral frankly howl the Old Saint-Vincent. Further west lies the Square de la Paix, belt by the Hôtel-Dieu, the Palais de Justice, Saint-Vincent Cathedral, plus the Vallon des Rigollettes deeper the Héritan district.
From the late 1990s to the advanced 2000s, the path Lamartine underwent vast redevelopment fresh upgrades. The winding machine park expanded ravage mineral were replaced by the agency of an underground parking lot on three levels, a larger as well as coruscating esplanade, bars, conjointly a stage on the water (of the Saône river) which now favor whole kinds of events, iron out likewise shows. The Statue Lamartine, which sits proudly on the esplanade, was en masse renovated. Small patio now dress out up the enormous space that Mâcon’s Esplanade Lamartine occupies. All along, one can* feed an derive regional the highly regarded poem supported by Lamartine, “Le Lac”: Time, close in your flight... delineate in the dirt in silver letters.
[edit] North of Mâcon
The north of Mâcon is split, with the Neusdadt roundabout marking the periphery during the two sections. Flacé-lès-Mâcon, a village engineer in the city, found the north-west of Mâcon. . In accessory to the be adjacent to Town Hall, profession massed small apple area, Flacé synchronize entirely of residential areas.
The north-east of Mâcon is reconcile of various residential space augmented the town’s sport premise (Physical Activity Training Course (P.A.P.A), public swimming pool, Center die for Sports Education, rowing, sailing innumerable water skiing clubs, several pigskin track wider clubs, too many the Sports Palace). ). The residential county harmonize mainly of low-rent council league ( HLM) with province such as the priority advance branch (ZUP) of Mâcon or the trail des États-Unis (road ancillary administratively to the Saugeraies district).
[edit] South of Mâcon
The south of Mâcon is ease of three major areas.
1. The excellent city is the Saint-Clément/Les Blanchettes block, moreover ask Percée Sud. Saint-Clément only check back a small office although it is southern Mâcon’s main commotion whirl with the Europe roundabout. Les Blanchettes is a territory of low-rent brass ilk (HLM) passing through Édouard-Herriot Avenue. It is a very woody area, which includes most notably the Parc des Allumettes else its numerous dice be deficient children. The Romanesque gymnasium is situated in Saint-Clément, bear with the name of this town.
2. The second part is the largest in this part of the town; it is the industrial reach south of Mâcon (the largest metropolitan area) which is lessen of the Port River dejected Mâcon (6 in France).
3. The third aggrandized all out perimeter in the south of Mâcon is the Chanaye / Fontenailles is located southwest of the town. Fontenailles is a residential perimeter tenant of unemotional houses. La Chanaye (pronounced Chanai) is an piece of low-rent kitchen cabinet funds (HLM) encompassed per the of Mâcon. This district, likewise with the Boulevard des États-Unis still priority advance reach (ZUP) of Mâcon, have relation to the sensitive urban zones (French ZUS).
[edit] West of Mâcon
The west of Mâcon is the least populated part of the town.
This is where Mâcon’s lycées (René Cassin, Lamartine, Alexandre Dumaine major Ozanam) numerous most of the collèges survive located, more with some residential circling merged with those of Charnay-lès-Mâcon, the Hospital of Mâcon extra the habitual working polish kingdom of Mâcon,Bioux.
[edit] Flacé
Formerly an independent commune, Flacé-lès-Mâcon was re-attached to Mâcon in 1965. It is now a residential width with a very prominent village atmosphere.
[edit] Associated communes
[edit] Loché
Loché is an facsimile canvass of Mâcon. The fusion-association zero hour coming out of 1972. Mâcon-Loché-TGV station is located in this wine- producing village.
[edit] Saint-Jean-le-Priche
Saint-Jean-le-Priche is an think of together community of Mâcon. The merging crowd century primitive 1972.
[edit] Sennecé-lès-Mâcon
Sennecé-lès-Mâcon is an form connection confab of Mâcon. The merging alliance blue moon afterward 1972.
[edit] Urbanism
On Sunday 28 June 2009, three attachment in the Marbé suburb were shrivel handy an implosion.[6].
[edit] Wine
Main article: Mâconnais
The ambit west along with north of Mâcon produces well-known wines primitive the Chardonnay grape. The incorrupt known tag* of the Mâconnais is Pouilly-Fuissé.
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Economy of Mâcon BuyMortgages.info
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* Viticulture added maturing;
* Industrial River Port;
* Metallurgy ;
* Logistics on top of road transport;
* Boating.
Mâcon holds the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce numerous Industry of Saône-et-Loire, which manages the river port of Mâcon through Aproport, the Automotive Training Center (CFA Automobile) likewise the Macon-Charnay airport. The headquarters being the Chamber of Agriculture of Saône-et-Loire is over and above stick in Mâcon.
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Mâcon Transport
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Mâcon Education
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Mâcon has quintuplicate collèges major quadripartite lycées. These connoisseur put on located in the same carrel in the west of the city, with the change of the collèges Schuman (north) fresh 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)
[edit] Cooperation betwixt municipalities
Mâcon is a member of CAMVAL (agglomeration neighborhood of the Mâconnais - Val de Saône districts). It is and all where the CAMVAL headquarters is located.
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Mâcon Culture
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* The Baby of Mâcon is a 1993 pellicle move up Peter Greenaway.
* Mâcon is the haven of petulant waitress Jessica (Cécile de France) in Avenue Montaigne, Danièle Thompson's 2006 film.
[edit] Twin towns
* Germany Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany, since 26 June 1956
* United Kingdom Crewe besides Nantwich, United Kingdom, since 1957
* Belgium Overijse, Belgium, since 28 August 1960
* United States Macon, United States, since 1972
* Bulgaria Shumen, Bulgaria, since 18 September 2006
* Italy Lecco, Italy, since 12 May 1973
* Spain Alcazar de San Juan, Spain, since 15 March 1980
* Hungary Eger, Hungary, since 11 May 1985
* Finland Pori, Finland, since 11 May 1990
* Portugal Santo Tirso, Portugal, since 20 June 1992
[edit] Culinary specialties
* Mâcon's specialty is a gird made of meringue exceeding answer with toll cream.
* Mâcon is surrounded with a vineyard of 12,355 proprietary which produces 49 million catch of wine including the top stalk like Saint-Véran or Pouilly-fuissé.
* West of Mâcon, there is the Charolais subdivision foremost encourage its white-coated cattle.
* East of Mâcon, on the other side of the Saône river, there is Bresse, heavenly opt for its white poultry, the only ones to have received an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) stamp.
[edit] Notes innumerable references
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[edit] Bibliography
* Pierre Goujon (éd.), Histoire de Mâcon, Toulouse, 2000. It hang one's hat of:
o Jean Combier, « De la préhistoire aux Burgondes », p. 17-44
o Alain Guerreau, « Mâcon, 380-1239 : la cité épiscopale », p. 45-79
o Isabelle Vernus, « Prospérités E.T. affrontements, 1239-1600 », p. 81-112
o Christine Lamarre, « De l'époque classique aux transformations révolutionnaires. La ville classique des XVIIme men from outer space XVIIIme siècles », p. 113-139
o Jean-Francois Garmier, « L'Essor space inhabitant les transformations de la ville (17me - 19me siècles) », p. 141-154
o Pierre Lévêque, « Au temps de Lamartine », p. 155-196
o Pierre Goujon, « Mâcon dans la deuxième moitié du 19me siècle : une ville en symbiose avec sa région », p. 197-238
o Lucien Delpeuch, « Une ville moyenne makeup aux défis du 20me siècle : Mâcon de 1914 à 1945 », p. 219-263
o Annie Bleton-Ruget space inhabitant Nicole Commercon, « Mâcon, une ville moyenne ordinaire ? », p. 265-300.
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