| Pont-Sainte-Maxence | |
|---|---|
| %252C_H%C3%B4tel_de_Ville_de_1930.jpg.webp) The town hall in Pont-Sainte-Maxence | |
|  Coat of arms | |
| Location of Pont-Sainte-Maxence | |
|   Pont-Sainte-Maxence   Pont-Sainte-Maxence | |
| Coordinates: 49°18′07″N 2°36′16″E / 49.3019°N 2.6044°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[1] | 
| Area 1 | 14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi) | 
| Population | 12,291 | 
| • Density | 830/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. | |
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
Pont-Sainte-Maxence is twinned with:[5]
.svg.png.webp) Sambreville, Belgium (1970) Sambreville, Belgium (1970)
 Linguère, Senegal (1974) Linguère, Senegal (1974)
 Sulzbach, Hesse, Germany (1982) Sulzbach, Hesse, Germany (1982)
 Grignasco, Italy (1992) Grignasco, Italy (1992)
 Felgueiras, Portugal (1993) Felgueiras, Portugal (1993)
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑  - 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
 
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ↑ "Jumelage". pontsaintemaxence.fr (in French). Pont-Sainte-Maxence. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

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