Pont-Sainte-Maxence
Pont-Sainte-Maxence (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ sɛ̃t maksɑ̃s]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
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Location of Pont-Sainte-Maxence  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°18′07″N 2°36′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Senlis |
| Canton | Pont-Sainte-Maxence |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Oise et d'Halatte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Dumontier |
| Area 1 | 14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi) |
| Population | 12,602 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60509 /60700 |
| Elevation | 28–125 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. | |
It is named after Saint Maxentia of Beauvais, whose relics were taken here.[2]
Twin towns — sister cities
Pont-Sainte-Maxence is twinned with:[3]
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Sambreville, Belgium (1970)
Linguère, Senegal (1974)
Sulzbach, Hesse, Germany (1982)
Grignasco, Italy (1992)
Felgueiras, Portugal (1993)
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
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- 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
- "Jumelage". pontsaintemaxence.fr (in French). Pont-Sainte-Maxence. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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