Saint-Maxent is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Somme

Somme

Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....

 department in Picardie

Picardie

Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...

 in northern France

France

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Geography

The commune is situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Abbeville

Abbeville

Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Location:Abbeville is located on the Somme River, from its modern mouth in the English Channel, and northwest of Amiens...

, on the D86 and D29 road junction, about a mile from the A28 autoroute.

Population

Places of interest

• The church
• The old railway line

The railway was opened on the 9th May 1872 and was used principally from freight, although some passengers were carried.

It was finally closed on 10 November 1993. It served the following communes:

Longpré-les-Corps-Saints

Longpré-les-Corps-Saints

Longpré-les-Corps-Saints is a commune in Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Situated on the D3 and D216 junction and on the banks of the Somme River, surrounded by peat fen, some southeast of Abbeville. The railway from Paris to Boulogne-sur-Mer has a station here.An...

 / Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D216 road, some southeast of Abbeville...

 / Airaines

Airaines

Airaines is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated south of Amiens, at the junction of the D901 and D936 roads.-Hamlets and neighbourhoods:...

 / Allery

Allery

Allery is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated south of Abbeville, at the junction of the D193 and D76 roads.-Population:-External links:* * *...

 / Wiry-au-Mont

Wiry-au-Mont

Wiry-au-Mont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The war memorial* The old railway line ...

 / Forceville

Forceville

Forceville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Situated on the D938 road, some northwest of Amiens.On 18 December 1915 the 107th Machine Gun Corps was established here as part of the 36th Division....

 / Oisemont

Oisemont

Oisemont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Oisemont is situated on the junction of the D25, D29 and D936 roads, some 10 south of Abbeville and west of Amiens.-Population:-History:...

 / Cerisy-Buleux

Cerisy-Buleux

Cerisy-Buleux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D190 road, some southwest of Abbeville.-Population:-Places of interest:* The old railway line:...

 / Martainneville

Martainneville

Martainneville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Martainneville is situated on the D190 road, some southwest of Abbeville....

 / Saint-Maxent / Vismes-au-Val / Maisnières

Maisnières

Maisnières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D22 and D190 crossroads, some southwest of Abbeville....

 / Longroy

Longroy

Longroy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Bresle in the Pays de Bray, some east of Dieppe on the D49 at its junction with the D14 road.-Population:-External...

 and Gamaches

Gamaches

Gamaches is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Gamaches is situated on the D1015, on the banks of the Bresle River, the border with Seine-Maritime, some southwest of Abbeville.Huge lakes to the west of the town are a paradise for naturalists, anglers and...