Sainte-Maxime
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Sainte-Maxime (; Occitan and Provençal: Santa Maxima) is a Resort town in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera (''Côte d'Azur), west from Nice and east from Marseille. Its inhabitants are called Maximois or Maximoises'' in French.
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Sainte-Maxime is a commune in the Var department of France, situated within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Sainte-Maxime and shares borders with Le Muy, Grimaud, Le Plan-de-la-Tour, and Roquebrune-sur-Argens. The municipality has an area of 81.61 square kilometers and is located at an elevation of 532 meters above sea level.
The population of Sainte-Maxime is recorded as 14,750, comprising 6,842 males and 7,126 females. Another source lists the population as 13,582. The commune is twinned with Neuenbürg. Its official name is also listed as Cassius. The postal code for the area is 83120, and it uses the license plate code 83.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sainte-Maxime
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 13,582
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Sainte-Maxime
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Sainte-Maxime port tour carré église.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Sainte-Maxime marina with the Tour Carrée in the background
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Sainte-Maxime (Var).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Draguignan
- French commune.canton
- Sainte-Maxime
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 532
- French commune.area km2
- 81.61
- French commune.postal code
- 83120
- French commune.INSEE
- 83115
- French commune.mayor
- Vincent Morisse
- French commune.party
- LR
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Communauté de communes Méditerranée Porte des Maures
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Cassius
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Draguignan
- Population
- 14118
- Area
- 81.61
- Elevation
- 161
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Sainte-Maxime
- Shares border with
- Vidauban
- Official website
- www.sainte-maxime.fr
- Image
- Sainte-maxime-eglise-001.jpg
- Licence plate code
- 83
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- Commons category
- Sainte-Maxime
- postal code
- 83120
- twinned administrative body
- Neuenbürg
- associated electoral district
- canton of Sainte-Maxime
- male population
- 6842
- female population
- 7126
- P8168
- Galega
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-94-79-42-42
- fax number
- +33-4-94-96-79-74
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- Geography
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- Early history
- World War II
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- Economy
- Notable people
- Gallery
- Sister cities
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- References
- External links
Sainte-Maxime (; Occitan and Provençal: Santa Maxima) is a Resort town in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera (''Côte d'Azur), west from Nice and east from Marseille. Its inhabitants are called Maximois or Maximoises in French.
==Geography== The town faces southward on the northern shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. In the north the Massif des Maures mountain range protects it from the cold winds of the mistral. It is the seat of the canton of Sainte-Maxime.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sainte-Maxime” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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