Saint-Maxent | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Maxent | |
 Location of Saint-Maxent | |
  Saint-Maxent  Saint-Maxent | |
| Coordinates:50°00′25″N1°43′49″E / 50.0069°N 1.7303°E /50.0069; 1.7303 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Gamaches |
| Intercommunality | CC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bernard Leneveu[1] |
Area 1 | 6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 390 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80710 /80140 |
| Elevation | 93–118 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:[sɛ̃maksɑ̃];Picard:Saint-Manchin) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
The commune is situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest ofAbbeville, on the D86 and D29 road junction, about a mile from the A28 autoroute.
| 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] | ||
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 andGamaches
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