Sainte-Maxime
Sign in to saveSainte-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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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Cassius
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Draguignan
- Population
- +14118
- Area
- +81.61
- Elevation
- +161
- Capital of
- canton of Sainte-Maxime
- Shares border with
- Vidauban
- Official website
- www.sainte-maxime.fr
- Image
- Sainte-maxime-eglise-001.jpg
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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.
==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.