Saint-Maximin, Gard
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Saint-Maximin | |
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Nîmes |
Canton | Uzès |
Intercommunality | Uzège |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Luc Boisson |
Area1 | 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 645 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
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 | ||
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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.
See also
References
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