Saint-Maxent

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Saint-Maxent

(2020–2026) Bernard Leneveu^[1]Area

6.38 km² (2.46 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

393 • Density62/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.

Saint-Maxent (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maksɑ̃]; Picard: Saint-Manchin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	417	—
1975	379	−1.36%
1982	365	−0.54%
1990	365	+0.00%
1999	369	+0.12%
2007	389	+0.66%
2012	404	+0.76%
2017	392	−0.60%
2019	395	+0.38%
Source: INSEE^[3]^[4]

Places of interest

The church
The old railway line ^[5]

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

The mill of Saint-Maxent, 2006

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Populations légales 2019: 80 Somme, INSEE
^ Source:Fcvnet Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine