Saint-Maximin, Gard
Appearance
Saint-Maximin | |
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![]() Église Saint-Maximin de Saint-Maximin | |
Coordinates: 43°59′42″N 4°27′05″E / 43.995°N 4.4514°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Nîmes |
Canton | Uzès |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Henri Pierre Arqué[1] |
Area 1 | 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 794 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Saint-Maximin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maksimɛ̃]; Occitan: Sent Maissemin) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 243 | — |
1968 | 255 | +4.9% |
1975 | 278 | +9.0% |
1982 | 393 | +41.4% |
1990 | 628 | +59.8% |
1999 | 630 | +0.3% |
2008 | 645 | +2.4% |
Personalities
[edit]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
[edit]- Gabriel Fabricy (1725-1800) - Biblical scholar and Dominican Friar
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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