Sainte-Maxime
Sainte-Maxime
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Sainte-Maxime marina with the Tour Carrée in the background | |
Location of Sainte-Maxime | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′32″N 6°38′06″E / 43.309°N 6.635°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Sainte-Maxime |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Morisse (LR) |
Area 1 | 81.61 km2 (31.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 14,394 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83115 /83120 |
| Elevation | 0–532 m (0–1,745 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Sainte-Maxime (pronounced [sɛ̃t maksim]; Occitan and Provençal: Santa Maxima) is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), 90 km (56 mi) west from Nice and 130 km (81 mi) east from Marseille, it had a population of 13,968 in 2017. Its inhabitants are called Maximois or Maximoises in French.