Macon


 
 
Macon

:For other places called Macon, see Macon

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M?con is a commune of France, pr?fecture (capital) of the Sa?ne-et-Loire d?partement, in the Bourgogne r?gion. Population: 36,068.

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M?con was aquired by the French Crown in 1238, passed to Burgundy by the Treaty of Arras in 1435 and was recovered by France in 1477. M?con was a Huguenot stronghold in the 16th century.

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Commune: A commune or comune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations. Within that framework, the word can have various meanings:...

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Bourgogne: :This article is about the French administrative r?gion of Bourgogne. For the historical duchy and province of Burgundy, as well as the cultural area of Burgundy, see Burgundy....


Macon related Images and Photos (experimental)

Macon County Line
Macon County Line
USS Macon  San Francisco  1933
USS Macon San Francisco 1933
Returning Home  the Z-R-5 Macon
Returning Home the Z-R-5 Macon
Interior of a House in Macon
Interior of a House in Macon

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Huguenot (1) - Comune (1) - 1435 (1) - 1477 (1) - Metropolitan territory (1) - Western Europe (1) - Common ownership (1) - Country (1) - Treaty of Arras (1) - Pr?fecture (1) - Sa?ne-et-Loire (1) - Commune (1) - France (1) - R?gion (1) - 1238 (1) -
 

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