- Saint-Maxent
French commune|name=Saint-Maxent
x = 128
y = 37
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Abbeville
canton= Moyenneville
insee=80710
cp=80140
maire= Bernard Leneveu
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Vimeu Vert
alt moy=114 m
alt mini=93 m
alt maxi=118 m
hectares=638
km²=6,38
sans=369
date-sans=1999
dens=57|Saint-Maxent is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
Situated some 10 miles southwest of
Abbeville , on the D86 and D29 road junction, about a mile from the A28 autoroute.Population
Places of interest
* The church
* The old railway line [ Source:Fcvnet [http://www.fcvnet.net/~blaise.pichon/Long-Gama.HTML] ] "'The railway was opened on the 9th May1872 and was used principally from freight, although some passengers were carried.
It was finally closed on the 10th November1993 . 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 andGamaches ee also
Communes of the Somme department Notes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on March 31st 2008."
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