Chaum

This article is about the commune in France. For the cryptographer, see David Chaum.

Chaum is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Chaum
Commune
The town hall in Chaum
Coat of arms
Location of Chaum
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Coordinates: 42°56′07″N 0°39′22″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Saint-Gaudens
Canton	Bagnères-de-Luchon
Intercommunality	Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joseph Castell[1]
Area 1	5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	197
• Density	35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31139 /31440
Elevation	468–1,680 m (1,535–5,512 ft) (avg. 475 m or 1,558 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated on the former Route nationale 618, the "Route of the Pyrenees".

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	220	—
1968	255	+15.9%
1975	247	−3.1%
1982	212	−14.2%
1990	198	−6.6%
1999	193	−2.5%
2008	209	+8.3%
2018	192	−8.1%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department