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Pont-Sainte-Maxence

Coordinates: 49°18′07″N 2°36′16″E / 49.3019°N 2.6044°E / 49.3019; 2.6044
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Pont-Sainte-Maxence
The town hall in Pont-Sainte-Maxence
The town hall in Pont-Sainte-Maxence
Coat of arms of Pont-Sainte-Maxence
Location of Pont-Sainte-Maxence
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Pont-Sainte-Maxence is located in France
Pont-Sainte-Maxence
Pont-Sainte-Maxence
Pont-Sainte-Maxence is located in Hauts-de-France
Pont-Sainte-Maxence
Pont-Sainte-Maxence
Coordinates: 49°18′07″N 2°36′16″E / 49.3019°N 2.6044°E / 49.3019; 2.6044
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementSenlis
CantonPont-Sainte-Maxence
IntercommunalityCC 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
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60509 /60700
Elevation28–125 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

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Pont-Sainte-Maxence is twinned with:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ *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
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Jumelage". pontsaintemaxence.fr (in French). Pont-Sainte-Maxence. Retrieved 16 November 2019.