Mâcon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 80.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mâcon (INSEE 71270) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CA Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. Population 35,177 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71270-macon
Vitality score
Vitality score 80.6/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 652 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.83 | 25 | 20.64 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.96 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.84 | 10 | 8.37 |
| Public & culture | 0.35 | 5 | 1.75 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
18 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE CHOCOLATERIE GERMAIN · PATE A CHOUX MACON). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (BENHAMMOU DJEMAL · CHARCUTERIE JEROME BOURCET · SARL JEAN DUBY · LA BOUCHERIE DE L'HERITAN · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE LAMARTINE). [3,4]
24 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALIM DECO DU MONDE · DUFOUX CHOCOLATS · NOSSO · ASIA SHOP · E A D). [3,4]
10 × Supermarket (AUCHAN · SAUGERAIES DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION FRANCE · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE FLACE). [4]
149 × Restaurant (LE RIVAGE · LE POISSON D'OR · AS KEBAB). [3,4]
45 × Café / bar (JULIETTE · WINE BAR SAINT-PIERRE · COMPTOIR VIKING · CLUB 400 · VEVE 143). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BIOUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BREART · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB MARIE LAURENCIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES GAUTRIATS). [3]
16 × Primary school (élémentaire) (MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GRAND FOUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARC CHAGALL). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE ROBERT SCHUMAN · COLLEGE LOUIS PASTEUR · COLLEGE CES BREART · COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME). [3]
21 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NATHALIE LANDES, MÉDECIN · NASSIME TOUILLON, MÉDECIN · PASCAL SORET, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LINE PERIER-CAMBY, MÉDECIN · FRANK MOHNEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
11 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU KM 400 · PHARMACIE PETIT · PHARMACIE DU GRAND SUD · PHARMACIE DES SAUGERAIES · SELARL PHARMACIE VICTOR HUGO). [3,4]
7 × Post office / agence postale (MACON BIOUX RP · MACON CARNOT RP · SENNECE LES MACON AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (PATHE MACON). [3]
10 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF CHAMPLEVERT · COSEC DES 9 CLES · CENTRE OMNISPORT DE MACON · COSEC SAINT EXUPERY · COMPLEXE DU LYCEE LAMARTINE). [3]
13 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · MACON LAMARTINE). [3]
61 × Hairdresser (ESPACE COIFFURE · TIGNASSE LE SALON · CLAM COIFFURE). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
13 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT ESCATEL · HÔTEL DE BOURGOGNE · IBIS BUDGET · FASTHOTEL · HOTEL DU NORD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Supermarket, 33 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 14 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 18 | PATISSERIE CHOCOLATERIE GERMAIN · PATE A CHOUX MACON | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | BENHAMMOU DJEMAL · CHARCUTERIE JEROME BOURCET · SARL JEAN DUBY · LA BOUCHERIE DE L'HERITAN · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE LAMARTINE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 24 | ALIM DECO DU MONDE · DUFOUX CHOCOLATS · NOSSO · ASIA SHOP · E A D | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 10 | AUCHAN · SAUGERAIES DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION FRANCE · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE FLACE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 149 | LE RIVAGE · LE POISSON D'OR · AS KEBAB | INSEE BPE 149 / INSEE SIRENE 221 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 45 | JULIETTE · WINE BAR SAINT-PIERRE · COMPTOIR VIKING · CLUB 400 · VEVE 143 | INSEE SIRENE 45 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BIOUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BREART · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB MARIE LAURENCIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES GAUTRIATS | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 16 | MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GRAND FOUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARC CHAGALL | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE ROBERT SCHUMAN · COLLEGE LOUIS PASTEUR · COLLEGE CES BREART · COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 21 | NATHALIE LANDES, MÉDECIN · NASSIME TOUILLON, MÉDECIN · PASCAL SORET, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LINE PERIER-CAMBY, MÉDECIN · FRANK MOHNEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 11 | PHARMACIE DU KM 400 · PHARMACIE PETIT · PHARMACIE DU GRAND SUD · PHARMACIE DES SAUGERAIES · SELARL PHARMACIE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 7 | MACON BIOUX RP · MACON CARNOT RP · SENNECE LES MACON AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PATHE MACON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 10 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF CHAMPLEVERT · COSEC DES 9 CLES · CENTRE OMNISPORT DE MACON · COSEC SAINT EXUPERY · COMPLEXE DU LYCEE LAMARTINE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 13 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE EST · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · MACON LAMARTINE | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 61 | ESPACE COIFFURE · TIGNASSE LE SALON · CLAM COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 61 / INSEE SIRENE 83 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 13 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT ESCATEL · HÔTEL DE BOURGOGNE · IBIS BUDGET · FASTHOTEL · HOTEL DU NORD | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 32,917 (2012) → 35,177 (2023): 6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 37,275 (1990) → 35,177 (2023): -5.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 19,448, of which 3.3 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mâcon): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mâcon): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Mâcon): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mâcon): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mâcon): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MACON weather station, 3.1 km away at 219 m; the village itself is at 176 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MACON, 3.1 km away at 219 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 824 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MACON, 3.1 km away at 219 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71270/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71270/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71270/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71270/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71270
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 89 | 192 km NW | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 69 | 36 km S | 36,172 | 85.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Chamond | 42 | 95 km S | 35,646 | 81.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 171 km W | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nevers | 58 | 149 km NW | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haguenau | 67 | 357 km NE | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 69 | 36 km S | 36,172 | 85.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Chamond | 42 | 95 km S | 35,646 | 81.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nevers | 58 | 149 km NW | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 171 km W | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 192 km NW | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haguenau | 67 | 357 km NE | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Mâcon's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxerre | 89 | 192 km NW | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chamond | 42 | 95 km S | 35,646 | 81.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 171 km W | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angoulême | 16 | 369 km W | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauroux | 36 | 247 km W | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 71 | 53 km N | 45,102 | 82.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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