Pont-Sainte-Maxence

Pont-Sainte-Maxence
Commune
The town hall in Pont-Sainte-Maxence
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-Sainte-Maxence
Pont-Sainte-Maxence Show map of France Pont-Sainte-Maxence Show map of Hauts-de-France
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[1]
Area ^1	14.76 km^2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	12,291
• Density	830/km^2 (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 km^2 (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

Historical 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]

• Sambreville, Belgium (1970)
• Linguère, Senegal (1974)
• Sulzbach, Hesse, Germany (1982)
• Grignasco, Italy (1992)
• Felgueiras, Portugal (1993)

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

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.