Saint-Maxent
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Saint-Maxent
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| 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 | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Gamaches |
| Intercommunality | Vimeu Vert |
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| • 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) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
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.
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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