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Capital of the French departement of
Saone-et-Loire, on the Saone, 72 km/45 mi N
of Lyons; population (1983) 39,000. It
produces wine. Macon dates from ancient Gaul,
when it was known as Matisco. The French
writer Lamartine was born here.