Editing Mâcon (section)

===Ancient and Medieval eras===
The [[urban agglomeration|agglomeration]] of Mâcon originates from the establishment of an [[oppidum]] and of a river port by the [[Celts]] from the [[Aedui]], probably at the beginning of the first century BC. Known then under the name of ''Matisco'', the town developed significantly during the age of the [[Roman Empire]]. This is demonstrated by the large Roman hoard known as the [[Mâcon Treasure]] that was discovered in the town in 1764, the remains of which is in the [[British Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?place=34858&plaA=34858-3-1 |title=British Museum Collection |access-date=15 June 2017 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193634/http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?place=34858&plaA=34858-3-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 4th century, the town was fortified.

During the [[Middle Ages]], Mâcon was the administrative center of a [[List of counts of Macon|county]] belonging to the [[Duchy of Burgundy]] at the extremity of the bridge over the Saône leading to the [[Bresse]] territory belonging to the [[Duchy of Savoy]]. The town controlled access to present-day Lamartinien Valley (Val Lamartinien), where the southern end of the Côte de Bourgogne joins the first foothills of the [[Beaujolais]] hills, opening the way to the rich plains of the [[Loire (river)|Loire]].

On 3 June 1564, [[Charles IX of France|Charles IX]] from [[Chalon-sur-Saône|Chalon]], stopped in the town during his Royal Tour of France (1564–1566), accompanied by the Court and the nobles of his kingdom, including his brother the [[Henry III of France|Duke of Anjou]], [[Henry IV of France|Henry of Navarre]], the cardinals of Bourbon and Lorraine.<ref>Guerres de religion-Miquel, p 253</ref> The town is strategically built: it was a possible entrance into the kingdom for the Swiss or German mercenaries during the [[French Wars of Religion]]. He was welcomed by the Queen [[Jeanne III of Navarre]], nicknamed the "Queen of Protestants", and 1,500 Huguenots.