Saint-Maxent

Saint-Maxent
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Maxent
Location of Saint-Maxent
Saint-Maxent Location within France Saint-Maxent Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°00′25″N 1°43′49″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches
Intercommunality	CC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Leneveu
Area 1	6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	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: [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%
2023	390	−0.09%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church
• The old railway line

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
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See also

• Communes of the Somme department