Saint-Maixant (Gironde)

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Saint-Maixant
Saint-Maixant coat of arms
Saint-Maixant (France)
Saint-Maixant
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Langon
Canton L'Entre-deux-Mers
Community association South Gironde
Coordinates 44 ° 35 ′  N , 0 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 35 ′  N , 0 ° 16 ′  W
height 0-98 m
surface 7.68 km 2
Residents 1,919 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 250 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 33490
INSEE code
Website http://saintmaixant.fr/z/index.php

Saint-Maixant town hall

Saint-Maixant is a commune with 1,919 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Aquitaine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Langon and the canton of L'Entre-deux-Mers (until 2015 Saint-Macaire ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Maixantais .

geography

Saint-Maixant is located in the southwest of France . The Garonne limits the municipality in the southwest. North of the municipality is Verdelais , northeast Saint-André-du-Bois , east Le Pian-sur-Garonne , southeast Saint-Macaire , south Langon and west and southwest Toulenne .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 830 925 1018 1203 1349 1277 1375 1760
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Maixant church from the 12th century, Monument historique since 1925, with sculpture Madonna and Child (Monument historique)
  • Malagar domain from the 18th century, Monument historique

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 1335.

Web links

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