Chaumont, Haute-Marne
commune in Haute-Marne, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
commune in Haute-Marne, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chaumont is a commune of France, and the capital (or prefecture) of the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region.
Chaumont | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 48°06′42″N 5°08′20″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haute-Marne |
Arrondissement | Chaumont |
Canton | Chaumont-1, 2 and 3 |
Intercommunality | Agglomération de Chaumont 31987 hab. |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christine Guillemy[1] |
Area 1 | 55.26 km2 (21.34 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 22,674 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Demonym | Chaumontais |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 52121 /52000 |
Elevation | 247–416 m (810–1,365 ft) (avg. 314 m or 1,030 ft) |
Website | www.ville-chaumont.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The city of Chaumont is on the Langres plateau on the geographical centre of the Haute-Marne department in northeast France. It is along the Marne (river) river.
It has an area of 55.3 km2 (21.4 sq mi).[2] Its average altitude is 332 m (1,089 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 290 m (950 ft).[3]
Paris | Strasbourg | Bordeaux | Toulouse | Montpellier | Lyon | Nantes | Marseille |
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272 km (169 mi) | 255 km (158 mi) | 757 km (470 mi) | 778 km (483 mi) | 597 km (371 mi) | 300 km (190 mi) | 612 km (380 mi) | 611 km (380 mi) |
The commune of Chaumont is surrounded by the communes Condes, Treix, Chamarandes-Choignes, Laville-aux-Bois, Biesles, Verbiesles, Neuilly-sur-Suize, Richebourg, Semoutiers-Montsaon, Villiers-le-Sec and Jonchery.
Two rivers flow through the city: the Suize to the west and the Marne to the east.
The climate of Chaumont, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
The inhabitants of Chaumont are known, in French, as Chaumontais (women: Chaumontaises).[4]
The city of Chaumont has a population, in 2014, of 22,674; its population density is of 410 inhabitants/km2.[2]
Evolution of the population in Chaumont
Chaumont forms with Chamarandes-Choignes the urban area of Chaumont with a population of 23,716 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 74.1 km2 (28.6 sq mi).[5] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Chaumont, formed by 65 communes, with a population of 42,594 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 979.4 km2 (378.1 sq mi).[6]
Chaumont is the prefecture of the Haute-Marne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Chaumont and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of three cantons:
It is part of the intercommunality Chaumont, du Bassin Nogentais et du Bassin de Bologne Vignory Froncles (French: Communauté d'agglomération de Chaumont, du Bassin Nogentais et du Bassin de Bologne Vignory Froncles).
Chaumont is twinned with:
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