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Saint-Maxent (; pcd, Saint-Manchin) is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
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in
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in northern
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Geography

The commune is situated some southwest of
Abbeville Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of ...
, 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
The railway was opened on 9 May 1872 and was used principally from freight, although some passengers were carried.
It was finally closed on 10 November 1993. It served the following communes:
Longpré-les-Corps-Saints /
Bettencourt-Rivière Bettencourt-Rivière is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D216 road, some southeast of Abbeville Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in ...
/
Airaines Airaines () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated north west of Amiens, about south of Abbeville, at the junction of the D901 and D936 roads. Hamlets and neighbourhoo ...
/
Allery Allery () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated south of Abbeville, at the junction of the D193 and D76 roads. Population Places and monuments * War Memorial * twelfth ...
/ Wiry-au-Mont / Forceville /
Oisemont Oisemont () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Oisemont is situated on the junction of the D25, D29 and D936 roads, some 10 south of Abbeville and west of Amiens. Population History * The na ...
/ Cerisy-Buleux / Martainneville / Saint-Maxent / Vismes-au-Val / Maisnières /
Longroy Longroy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Bresle in the Pays de Bray, some east of Dieppe on the D49 at its junc ...
and
Gamaches Gamaches () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Gamaches is situated on the D1015, on the banks of the river Bresle, the border with Seine-Maritime, some southwest of Abbeville.Huge lakes to t ...
Moulin de Saint-Maxent extérieur.jpg Moulin intérieur.jpg


See also

*
Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub