Saint-Maxent

Saint-Maxent
Location of Saint-Maxent
Saint-Maxent Saint-Maxent
Coordinates: 50°00′25″N 1°43′49″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches
Intercommunality	Vimeu Vert
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Leneveu
Area 1	6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	383
• Density	60/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 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 of Saint-Maxent

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	413	417	379	365	365	369	383
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE