Maracon is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[4] Maracon has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.4 square kilometers (1.7 sq mi).

It consists of the villages of Maracon, the former municipality of La Rogivue and a number of hamlets including Very.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (319 or 92.7%), with German being second most common (14 or 4.1%) and Dutch being third (3 or 0.9%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Maracon is; 46 children or 10.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 65 teenagers or 14.9% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][13] The Farm House De Praz-Derrey (Eca 31) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 25.1% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 163 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.0%.

[9] There were 156 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.7% of the workforce.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 71 or 20.6% were Roman Catholic, while 158 or 45.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.

[18] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 665 children of which 232 children (34.9%) received subsidized pre-school care.

The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.