Pont-Sainte-Maxence

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.

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 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	12,343
• Density	840/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.

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