Pont-Sainte-Maxence | |
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![]() The town hall in Pont-Sainte-Maxence | |
Coordinates: 49°18′07″N 2°36′16″E / 49.3019°N 2.6044°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Oise |
Arrondissement | Senlis |
Canton | Pont-Sainte-Maxence |
Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Oise et d'Halatte |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Dumontier[1] |
Area 1 | 14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 12,291 |
• Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 60509 /60700 |
Elevation | 28–125 m (92–410 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pont-Sainte-Maxence (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ sɛ̃t maksɑ̃s]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France, in the region of Hauts-de-France. It is named after Saint Maxentia of Beauvais, whose relics were taken here.[3] Pont-Sainte-Maxence station has rail connections to Saint-Quentin, Compiègne, Creil and Paris.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 8,639 | — |
1975 | 9,359 | +1.15% |
1982 | 9,479 | +0.18% |
1990 | 10,934 | +1.80% |
1999 | 12,445 | +1.45% |
2007 | 12,440 | −0.01% |
2012 | 12,584 | +0.23% |
2017 | 12,209 | −0.60% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Twin towns — sister cities
[edit]Pont-Sainte-Maxence is twinned with:[5]
Sambreville, Belgium (1970)
Linguère, Senegal (1974)
Sulzbach, Hesse, Germany (1982)
Grignasco, Italy (1992)
Felgueiras, Portugal (1993)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ *Butler, Alban (1833), The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints: Compiled from Original Monuments and Other Authentic Records, Illustrated with the Remarks of Judicious Modern Critics and Historians, vol. VII, R. Coyne, retrieved 9 August 2021
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Jumelage". pontsaintemaxence.fr (in French). Pont-Sainte-Maxence. Retrieved 16 November 2019.