commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
France
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. The inhabitants are called ''Maximilliens'' and ''Maximilliennes.''
Geography
Located a few kilometers from the
Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône (; Arpitan: ''Hiôta-Sona''; English: Upper Saône) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of northeastern France. Named after the river Saône, it had a population of 235,313 in 2019.Marne Marne can refer to:
Places France
*Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine
*Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river
* La Marne, a commune in western France
*Marne, a legislative constituency (France)
Nethe ...
to the
Saône
The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île.
The name ...
.
Bordering municipalities
Town planning
Typology
Maxilly-sur-Saône is classified as a rural municipality, because it is part of the a category of municipalities with a low or very low population density, as defined by the municipal density grid of the
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (french: link=no, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishe ...
.
In addition, Maxilly-sur-Saôn is part of the attraction area of
Dijon
Dijon (, , ) (dated)
* it, Digione
* la, Diviō or
* lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920.
The earlies ...
, of which it is a municipality in the crown. This area, which includes 333 municipalities, is categorized in areas of 200,000 to less than 700,000 inhabitants.
The zoning of the municipality, as reflected in the database European occupation biophysical soil Corine Land Cover (CLC), is marked by the importance of the agricultural land (59.6% in 2018), a proportion roughly equivalent to that of 1990 (59.1%). The detailed breakdown in 2018 is as follows:
* forests (30.7%)
* meadows (29%)
* arable land (18.2%)
* heterogeneous agricultural areas (12.4%)
* urbanized areas (7.1%)
* inland waters (2.3%)
* industrial or commercial zones and communication networks (0.5%).
The
Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière
An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body.
In some countries, institutes can ...
also provides an online tool to compare the evolution over time of land use in the municipality (or in territories at different scales). Several eras are accessible as aerial maps or photos: the Cassini map (18th century), the map of Staff (1820-1866) and the current period (1950 to present).
Points of interest
Maxilly-sur-Saône is home to a
Lock
Lock(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
*Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
Arts and entertainment
* ''Lock ...
where the canal from the Marne to the Saône ends (or begins). Saint-Martin
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
church can also be found in the commune.
File:Ecluse du Tremblant à Maxilly sur Saône.JPG, Lock at Tremblant in Maxilly sur Saône
File:Maxilly-sur-Saône (21) Église Saint-Martin - Extérieur - 01.jpg, Saint-Martin Parish church