Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maxent.
Who lives here
Saint-Maxent has fewer older residents than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over
Degrees are held by 18% of adults. Children under 15 make up 17%, above Somme’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Saint-Maxent has a median age of 43.4.
43.4median age
Saint-MaxentSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Maxent keeps more of its old housing than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Maxent is Moulin à vent. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-Maxent has lower unemployment than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%
5.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 200 residents in work, Saint-Maxent has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. The median disposable income is €24,850 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Maxent, 0.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Maxent
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Maxent is a commune of 390 people in the Communauté de communes interrégionale Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
390 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes interrégionale Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
