Saint-Max

Saint-Max (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maks]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.^[3]

Saint-Max
Commune
Saint-Max City Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Max
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Coordinates: 48°42′06″N 6°12′26″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Saint-Max
Intercommunality	Métropole du Grand Nancy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eric Pensalfini[1]
Area 1	1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	10,100
• Density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	54482 /54130
Elevation	193–342 m (633–1,122 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The city of Saint-Max is located in north-eastern France, a suburb of Nancy. The surrounding communities are: Nancy, Essey-lès-Nancy, Tomblaine, Dommartemont and Malzéville. Since 2016, it is part of the Métropole du Grand Nancy.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	12,489	—
1975	12,463	−0.03%
1982	11,656	−0.95%
1990	11,075	−0.64%
1999	10,939	−0.14%
2007	10,050	−1.05%
2012	9,642	−0.83%
2017	9,965	+0.66%
Source: INSEE[5]

Places and monuments

The Chateau du Pont de Meurthe is a beautiful large mansion of Napoleon III that completed in 1874. One can admire, among others, a beautiful stone staircase with a wrought iron railing and a carved wood fireplace. By 1955, it became the property of the city and has hosted successive CREPS, college, general education, a physical rehabilitation centre school. In 1976, the library moved there. In 1990, it was the turn of the school music.

See also

• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department