Saint-Maxire
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Niort | |
| Canton | Autize-Égray | |
| Community association | Niortais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 24 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ W | |
| height | 16-66 m | |
| surface | 14.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,302 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 90 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 79410 | |
| INSEE code | 79281 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Maxire |
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Saint-Maxire is a French commune with 1,302 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Niort and the Canton of Autize-Égray (until 2015: Canton of Niort-Nord ).
geography
Saint-Maxire is about eight kilometers north of Niort city center . The Sèvre Niortaise forms the southeastern municipal boundary. Saint-Maxire is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Faye-sur-Aydin in the north and north-west, Sainte-Ouenne in the north and north-east, Échiré in the east, Sciecq in the south, Saint-Rémy in the south-west and Villiers-en-Plaine in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 723 | 672 | 724 | 894 | 1,057 | 1,124 | 1,123 | 1,185 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Oriou Castle, Monument historique
Notre-Dame church
Oriou Castle
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the French commune of Saint-Pandelon in the Landes department since 2013.
