Saint-Maxent

Saint-Maxent
Commune

Saint-Maxent
Location within Hauts-de-France region Saint-Maxent
Coordinates: 50°00′25″N 1°43′49″E / 50.0069°N 1.7303°E / 50.0069; 1.7303Coordinates: 50°00′25″N 1°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 Vimeu
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Leneveu
Area¹	6.38 km² (2.46 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	383
• Density	60/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.

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.

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

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Communes of the Somme department

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