Saint-Maximin, Gard

Saint-Maximin

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Saint-Maximin

Coordinates: 43°59′42″N 4°27′05″E / 43.995°N 4.4514°E / 43.995; 4.4514Coordinates: 43°59′42″N 4°27′05″E / 43.995°N 4.4514°E / 43.995; 4.4514
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gard
Arrondissement Nîmes
Canton Uzès
Intercommunality Uzège
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Luc Boisson
Area1 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 645
  Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 30286 / 30700
Elevation 40–202 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Maximin 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.

See also

References

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