Saint-Maximin, Gard

Saint-Maximin
Commune
Église Saint-Maximin de Saint-Maximin
Église Saint-Maximin de Saint-Maximin
Coat of arms of Saint-Maximin
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Maximin
Map
Saint-Maximin is located in France
Saint-Maximin
Saint-Maximin
Saint-Maximin is located in Occitanie
Saint-Maximin
Saint-Maximin
Coordinates: 43°59′42″N 4°27′05″E / 43.995°N 4.4514°E / 43.995; 4.4514
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonUzès
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henri Pierre Arqué[1]
Area
1
9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
794
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30286 /30700
Elevation40–202 m (131–663 ft)
(avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Maximin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maksimɛ̃]; Occitan: Sent Maissemin) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962243—    
1968255+4.9%
1975278+9.0%
1982393+41.4%
1990628+59.8%
1999630+0.3%
2008645+2.4%

Personalities

The poet and dramatist Jean Racine stayed in Saint-Maximin in 1661 and 1662. He went there with his maternal uncle, Antoine Sconin, vicar general of Uzès.

Notable People

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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