Tancon is a small village in the south of the Saône-et-Loire, near Chauffailles It covers 947 ha and 578 inhabitants, Tanconais.
It is a young and dynamic town, evidence of new families who are settled there for several years with pleasure. It offers an important associational life: walking, tennis, bowls, Alumni Club, hunting ... A coffee shop, a wood craftsman and painter on a construction company of agricultural trailers provide a few jobs in a largely agricultural village.
| Municipality | Tancon |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 71740 |
| Tourism label |  |
| Latitude | 46.2013050 (N 46° 12’ 5”) |
| Longitude | 4.2630760 (E 4° 15’ 47”) |
| Altitude | From 285m to 441m |
| Surface area | 9.48 km² |
| Population | 543 inhabitants |
| Density | 57 inhabitants/km² |
| Prefecture | Mâcon (68 km, 1:11) |
| Insee code | 71533 |
| Intercommunality | CC Brionnais Sud Bourgogne |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Territory | Burgundy |
| Region | Burgundy-Franche-Comté |
| Saint-Martin-de-Lixy | 1.6 km (4 min) |
|---|---|
| Châteauneuf | 2.4 km (4 min) |
| Saint-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf | 3.1 km (5 min) |
| Saint-Igny-de-Roche | 3.4 km (7 min) |
| Chauffailles | 6.8 km (11 min) |
| Écoche | 7.3 km (13 min) |
| Coublanc | 7.7 km (11 min) |
| Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne | 7.7 km (10 min) |
| Saint-Edmond | 8 km (12 min) |
| Maizilly | 8.6 km (12 min) |
| Chassigny-sous-Dun | 8.7 km (14 min) |
| Vauban | 9.3 km (15 min) |
| La Chapelle-sous-Dun | 9.4 km (13 min) |
| Ligny-en-Brionnais | 9.6 km (15 min) |
| Mussy-sous-Dun | 9.6 km (19 min) |
Summer festival with two free outdoor dances, a flea market on Sunday and a picnic in the open air on Sunday night the first weekend of August.
| Last name | Activity type | Rate | City |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nature and the great outdoors | 50 € to 220 € | Chamelet (31 km) |
 | Culture and education | 10 € | Saint-Point (31 km) |
 | Culture and education | 4 € to 6 € | Bussières (41 km) |
| Last name | Outing type | Difficulty | Duration | Departure municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cycling itinerary | Easy | 2:00 | Marcigny (18.9 km) |
 | Hike | Easy | 1:50 | Deux-Grosnes (21 km) |
 | Motorbike itinerary | Intermediate | 1:30 | Les Ardillats (21 km) |
 | Village visit | Easy | 40 min | Vaux-en-Beaujolais (30 km) |
 | Car itinerary | Easy | 4:00 | Cordelle (33 km) |
