Saint-Max
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 Saint-Max City Hall
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 Coat of arms
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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 |
| Area 1
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1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
| Population
(Jan. 2021)
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10,073 |
| • Density | 5,400/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. | |
Saint-Max (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maks]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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 | ||
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.