Saint-Maxent

Saint-Maxent
Saint-Maxent
Location within Picardy region  Saint-Maxent
Coordinates: 50°00′25″N 1°43′49″E / 50.0069°N 1.7303°ECoordinates: 50°00′25″N 1°43′49″E / 50.0069°N 1.7303°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Moyenneville
Intercommunality	Vimeu Vert
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Leneveu
Area^1	6.38 km^2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	383
• Density	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)
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 Picardie 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 ^[1]

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

1. Source:Fcvnet