title: Saint-Maxent
text: # Saint-Maxent
  
  Saint-Maxent (French pronunciation: ​; Picard: Saint-Manchin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The commune is situated some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Abbeville, on the D86 and D29 road junction, about a mile from the A28 autoroute.
  
  ## Places of interest
  
  * The church
  * The old railway line
  
  The railway was opened on 9 May 1872 and was used principally from freight, although some passengers were carried.
  
  It was finally closed on 10 November 1993. It served the following communes:
  
  Longpré-les-Corps-Saints / Bettencourt-Rivière / Airaines / Allery / Wiry-au-Mont / Forceville / Oisemont / Cerisy-Buleux / Martainneville / Saint-Maxent / Vismes-au-Val / Maisnières / Longroy and Gamaches
  
  * The mill of Saint-Maxent, 2006
  