Saint-Max

Saint-Max
Coat of arms of Saint-Max Coat of arms
Saint-Max
Location within Lorraine region Saint-Max
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Saint-Max
Intercommunality	Grand Nancy
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Eric Pensalfini
Area1	1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	10,939
• Density	5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Max 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-les-Nancy, Tomblaine, Dommartemont and Malzéville. Since 1996, it is part of the Urban Community of Greater Nancy alongside 19 other municipalities.

Places and Monuments

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

See also

• Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

References

• INSEE commune file