Saint-Maxent

Saint-Maxent is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Saint-Maxent
The town hall in Saint-Maxent
Location of Saint-Maxent
Saint-Maxent
Saint-Maxent
Coordinates: 50°00′25″N 1°43′49″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonGamaches
IntercommunalityCC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bernard Leneveu
Area
1
6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
392
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80710 /80140
Elevation93–118 m (305–387 ft)
(avg. 114 m or 374 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Abbeville, on the D86 and D29 road junction, about a mile from the A28 autoroute.

Population

Historical population of Saint-Maxent
Year19621968197519821990199920062018
Population413417379365365369383393
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church
  • The old railway line [2]

The railway was opened on 9 May 1872 and was used principally from freight, although some passengers were carried.
It was finally closed on 10 November 1993. It served the following communes:
Longpré-les-Corps-Saints / Bettencourt-Rivière / Airaines / Allery / Wiry-au-Mont / Forceville / Oisemont / Cerisy-Buleux / Martainneville / Saint-Maxent / Vismes-au-Val / Maisnières / Longroy and Gamaches

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Source:Fcvnet Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine


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