Chaumont-sur-Loire

Chaumont-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [ʃomɔ̃ syʁ lwaʁ], lit. 'Chaumont on Loire'), commonly known as Chaumont, is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department and the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France,^[3] known for its historical defensive walls and its castle.

Chaumont-sur-Loire
Commune
Castle of Chaumont
Coat of arms
Location of Chaumont-sur-Loire
Chaumont-sur-Loire Show map of France Chaumont-sur-Loire Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°28′51″N 1°11′11″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	Blois-3
Intercommunality	Blois Agglopolys
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Baptiste Marseault[1]
Area 1	26.84 km2 (10.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,091
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41045 /41150
Elevation	61–114 m (200–374 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire

The castle was founded by Odo 1 (973-996), Count of Blois. Throughout the castle's existence, it has been owned by numerous significant historical figures in French and European history. In the period between the late enlightenment and the romantic period, Germaine de Staël was resident from April to August 1810. Many famous guests visited the lively and politically active Madame de Staël including Madame Récamier, Adelbert von Chamisso, the counts of Sabran and Salaberry as well as the author of "Adolphe", Benjamin Constant.^[4]

Gallery

Chaumont Garden Festival

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Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 750 —     1800 832 +1.49% 1806 848 +0.32% 1821 930 +0.62% 1831 985 +0.58% 1836 935 −1.04% 1841 925 −0.21% 1846 957 +0.68% 1851 942 −0.32% 1856 953 +0.23% 1861 1,000 +0.97% 1866 1,000 +0.00% 1872 988 −0.20% 1876 945 −1.11% 1881 1,065 +2.42% 1886 1,103 +0.70% 1891 1,136 +0.59% 1896 1,092 −0.79%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,037 −1.03% 1906 1,064 +0.52% 1911 1,047 −0.32% 1921 937 −1.10% 1926 882 −1.20% 1931 779 −2.45% 1936 704 −2.00% 1946 796 +1.24% 1954 706 −1.49% 1962 705 −0.02% 1968 742 +0.86% 1975 783 +0.77% 1982 842 +1.04% 1990 876 +0.50% 1999 1,031 +1.83% 2009 1,037 +0.06% 2014 1,092 +1.04% 2020 1,082 −0.15%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[5] and INSEE[6]

See also

• Château de Chaumont
• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department