Saint-Max

Saint-Max
Saint-Max
Commune
	Saint-Max City Hall
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 48°42′06″N 6°12′26″E / 48.7017°N 6.2072°ECoordinates: 48°42′06″N 6°12′26″E / 48.7017°N 6.2072°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Nancy
Canton	Saint-Max
Intercommunality	Métropole du Grand Nancy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eric Pensalfini
Area 1	1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	9,984
• Density	5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	54482 /54130
Elevation	193–342 m (633–1,122 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Max (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maks]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

Geography ^[3][]

The city of Saint-Max is located in north-eastern France, a suburb of Nancy. The surrounding communities are: Nancy, Essey-les-Nancy, Tomblaine, Dommartemont and Malzéville. Since 1996, it is part of the Urban Community of Greater Nancy alongside 19 other municipalities.

Places and Monuments^[4][]

The Chateau du Pont de Meurthe is a beautiful large mansion of Napoleon III that completed in 1874. One can admire, among others, a beautiful stone staircase with a wrought iron railing and a carved wood fireplace. By 1955, it became the property of the city and has hosted successive CREPS, college, general education, a physical rehabilitation centre school. In 1976, the library moved there. In 1990, it was the turn of the school music.