Saint-Maximin, Gard
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Saint-Maximin | |
|---|---|
 Église Saint-Maximin de Saint-Maximin | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Maximin  | |
  Saint-Maximin  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 (2022)[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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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.
