  mÃ¢con () is a small city (commune) in east-central france. it is the prefecture of the department of saÃ´ne-et-loire, located in burgundy. mÃ¢con is home to over 35,000 residents, who are referred to in french as mÃ¢connais. this is also the name of the arrondissement of which mÃ¢con is the seat, or chef-lieu. ==geography== the city lies on the western bank of the saÃ´ne river, between bresse in the east and the beaujolais hills in the south. mÃ¢con is the southernmost city in the region of burgundy. it is located  north of lyon and  from paris. the saÃ´ne river runs through the town. the climate is temperate with a slight continental tendency. ===climate=== mÃ¢con features an oceanic climate (koppen: cfb), with hot and humid summers, slightly too cool to be called subtropical (cfa). winters are relatively cold to french standards, but milder and more rainy than north of mÃ¢con. most precipitation is in spring and autumn. {{weather box |location = agen, france (altitude 59m, 1981â2010) (source: mÃ©tÃ©o-france, infoclimat.fr) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |jan record high c = 17.3 |feb record high c = 21.1 |mar record high c = 24.5 |apr record high c = 29.8 |may record high c = 31.3 |jun record high c = 37.2 |jul record high c = 39.2 |aug record high c = 39.8 |sep record high c = 35.2 |oct record high c = 28.4 |nov record high c = 23.1 |dec record high c = 19.3 |year record high c = 39.8 |jan high c = 5.5 |feb high c = 7.6 |mar high c = 12.3 |apr high c = 15.7 |may high c = 20.1 |jun high c = 23.9 |jul high c = 26.6 |aug high c = 26.2 |sep high c = 21.9 |oct high c = 16.5 |nov high c = 9.9 |dec high c = 6.1 |year high c = 16.1 |jan low c = 0.0 |feb low c = 0.6 |mar low c = 3.4 |apr low c = 5.9 |may low c = 10.1 |jun low c = 13.4 |jul low c = 15.5 |aug low c = 14.9 |sep low c = 11.5 |oct low c = 8.3 |nov low c = 3.6 |dec low c = 1.0 |year low c = 7.4 |jan record low c = -21.2 |feb record low c = -21.4 |mar record low c
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