MÂCON
Prefecture of Saône-et-Loire (71)
Population: 35,180 (Mâconnaises, Mâconnais)
Specialities: Mâconnaise wafers, Idéal mâconnais (cake), wines of the Mâconnais, wines (Viré-Clessé, Saint-Véran, Pouilly-Fuissé), bouchon (chocolate with Burgundy marc), andouillette, snails and goat’s cheese.
Celebrities: Alphonse de Lamartine (poet, novelist, playwright, politician), Antoine Griezmann (footballer), Marine Lorphelin (Miss France), Barbara Barthet (world record holder in progressive shooting in boules), Maryvonne Icarre (world masters athletics champion), Sandrine Martinet Aurières (gold medallist at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games), Joseph Dufour (wallpaper designer), Maxime Descombin (sculptor)
Sport: Mâcon Regattas (rowing), AS Mâcon Rugby (N2), Union du football mâconnais (N2), Vélo sport mâconnais. Events: international rowing regattas, international motorboat Grand Prix, 3-star international show jumping, World Speedway Championship, Gambettes Mâconnaises, Corrida Lamartinienne, Triathlon, La Voie Bleue Half Marathon and 10 km race.
Festivals: Wine Rally (March), National French Wine Competition and Wine Fair (April), Été frappé (concerts, shows, workshops, dance, open-air cinema…), 123 Mâcon (September, associations’ forum), Contes & lumières, Biennale of Naïve Art, Biennale of Contemporary Art, Circus and Magic Biennales, the Autumn Symphonies, the Harvest of Humour, Effervescence Film Festival
Economy: viticulture, Cité de l’entreprise (incubators for start-ups and digital businesses), Zac Grand Sud (SMEs, industries, transport companies, etc.), marina (France’s largest inland marina) and soon Saône Digitale (digital activities and leisure spaces).
Awards: Terre de Jeux / 2 Fleurs d’Or / Ville 4 Fleurs / Playful and Sporty Town / Sporty and Friendly Town / Internet Town @@@ / Golden Hashtag (best performance on social media) / classified tourist resort / Tourism and Disability label / Tourism Quality Mark for 4-star campsites.
Websites / social media: www.macon.fr / facebook.com/Villedemacon / twitter.com/VilleDeMacon / instagram.com/villedemacon / snapchat.com/add/villedemacon / linkedin.com/company/villedemacon / youtube.com/villedemacon / mb-agglo.com / bourgogne-tourisme.com / route71.fr / macon-tourisme.com
FOOD AND DRINK
La Maison Mâconnaise des Vins
Founded in 1958, this establishment overlooking the Saône is both a renowned traditional restaurant where you can savour the finest Burgundian dishes and a wine cellar where you can discover a wide range of Mâcon wines.