Mâcon

Mâcon (Matisco of Cæsar), the capital of the French department of Saône-et-Loire, on the right bank of the Saône, 41 miles by rail N. of Lyons. A dull, modernised place, it has a twelve-arch bridge, with a view of Mont Blanc; a fragment of an old cathedral, demolished at the Revolution; the fine Romanesque church of St Pierre (rebuilt 1866); and a statue of Lamartine, who was born here. It carries on an extensive trade in wines known as Mâcon, like but lighter than Burgundy, as well as in corn, cattle, &c., and has manufactures of watches, brass, faience, &c. Pop. (1872) 16,614; (1891) 18,497.