--- title: "Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon: How to Visit and What to See" description: "The Église Saint-Pierre faces the town hall in the centre of Mâcon, and its two stone spires rise above the roofs of the riverside." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-pierre-macon lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/eglise-saint-pierre-macon.png --- # Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon > Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon: Mâcon's largest church, a neo-Romanesque landmark whose twin spires rise above the Saône. Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon is in Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire), 1 h 17 by road (104 km) from Beaune. Allow 20 to 30 minutes · Private driver from Beaune: €275 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Église Saint-Pierre faces the town hall in the centre of Mâcon, and its two stone spires rise above the roofs of the riverside. Built between 1859 and 1865, it shows the 19th-century taste for reviving past styles, with a Romanesque façade and a Gothic nave. Inside are rich decorations of the period, a painting by Jean-François de Troy and an organ by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. ## Key facts - Type: Abbeys & churches - Where: Mâcon · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 80 km south of Beaune · Saône-et-Loire - Coordinates: 46.3039, 4.8314 - 1 h 17 from Beaune - Allow 20 to 30 minutes - Mâcon - Official website: [macon-tourisme.com](https://www.macon-tourisme.com/visites-incontournables/eglise-saint-pierre/) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 17 · 104 km - €275 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 1 h 17 by road (104 km), €275 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History The town of Mâcon decided to build a new church for this district and gave the project to André Berthier (1811–1873), architect of the department and a pupil of Henri Labrouste. The church went up between 1859 and 1865 and was blessed by Bishop de Marguerye. Money ran short before the end: when Napoleon III visited Mâcon in August 1860, the parish priest told him that 200,000 francs were still needed, and the emperor ordered a study to speed up a solution. Painters and craftsmen of the time decorated the chapels, among them the decorative painters Jean-Baptiste Beuchot, Édouard Krug and Victor Bussière, and the Paris glassmaker Édouard Didron. The organ, built by Cavaillé-Coll in 1866, is classified as a historic monument. In 1987 the sculptor Philippe Kaeppelin made new furniture for the choir, and in May 2025 the church itself, with its front steps, was listed as a historic monument. ## What you will see Three round-arched portals open the façade, their carved tympana showing the Last Judgement in the centre, with the Assumption of the Virgin and the Crucifixion of Saint Peter on either side. Inside, a Gothic-style nave of six rib-vaulted bays rises to 18 metres beneath a gallery, with capitals carved by Mathieu Gautheron. Look for Jean-François de Troy's Baroque painting of 1732, Vincent de Paul preaching before the general of the king's galleys, and for the restored paintings in the ambulatory. ## Planning your visit The church is open every day and entry is free; visits pause during services. It stands on the place Saint-Pierre, a short walk from the Saône quays, the Pont Saint-Laurent and the Musée des Ursulines. Allow 20 to 30 minutes. For the best view of the twin spires, look back from the Pont Saint-Laurent. ## Did you know? At 75 metres long and 30 metres wide, Saint-Pierre is the largest church in Mâcon. ## Around Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon What to combine with Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (7 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran) (9 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (16 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. ### Châteaux - [Château de Chazoux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chazoux) (5 km away): A modest wine estate house near Mâcon that hides richly painted rooms and a landscaped park. - [Château de Vinzelles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vinzelles) (7 km away): Two neighbouring castles above Vinzelles, linked by a vat house with great wooden wine presses. - [Château de Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fuisse) (7 km away): The Vincent family's historic estate in Pouilly-Fuissé, home of the appellation's only monopole premier cru. ### Things to do - [Ursulines Museum, Mâcon (Musée des Ursulines)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-ursulines-macon), 1 km away: Mâcon's museum of art and archaeology, in a 17th-century convent, with rooms devoted to Lamartine. - [Pont Saint-Laurent](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/pont-saint-laurent-macon) (1 km away): The oldest bridge across the Saône, joining Mâcon to the Ain on twelve stone arches. - [Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Mâcon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-et-vins-macon) (1 km away): The Mâcon site of Burgundy's wine discovery centre, marked by a tower shaped like a wine-press screw. ### Restaurants - [La Huchette](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-huchette-replonges) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Bresse produce with a Mediterranean accent, just across the Saône from Mâcon. - [L’O des Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-o-des-vignes-fuisse) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Meilleur Ouvrier de France cooking in the heart of Pouilly-Fuissé. - [La Table de Chaintré](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-de-chaintre) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): One menu a week, one husband-and-wife team, in a former village grocery near Mâcon. ## Questions about Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon ### How far is Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon from Beaune? Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon is about 1 h 17 from Beaune by road (104 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €275 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon take? For the visit, allow 20 to 30 minutes. ### When is Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (macon-tourisme.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Église Saint-Pierre de Mâcon? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:stpierremacon): €275 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - --- Canonical page: