Saint-Maixent-l'École

Saint-Maixent-l'École
The town hall in Saint-Maixent-l'École
Location of Saint-Maixent-l'École
Saint-Maixent-l'École
Saint-Maixent-l'École
Coordinates: 46°24′49″N 0°12′25″W / 46.4136°N 0.2069°W / 46.4136; -0.2069
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementNiort
CantonSaint-Maixent-l'École
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Stéphane Baudry
Area
1
5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
7,433
  Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
79270 /79400
Elevation52–115 m (171–377 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Maixent-l'École (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɛksɑ̃ lekɔl]) is a commune in the department of Deux-Sèvres, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes), western France.