Saint-Maximin | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Saint-Maximin (30).svg |
Arrondissement: | Nîmes |
Canton: | Uzès |
Insee: | 30286 |
Postal Code: | 30700 |
Mayor: | Henri Pierre Arqué[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.995°N 4.4514°W |
Elevation M: | 61 |
Elevation Min M: | 40 |
Elevation Max M: | 202 |
Area Km2: | 9.9 |
Saint-Maximin (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Sent Maissemin) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
The poet and dramatist Jean Racine stayed in Saint-Maximin in 1661 and 1662. He went there with his maternal uncle, Antoine Sconin, vicar general of Uzès.