Chaumont-en-Bassigny
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 Chaumont
Location within Grand Est region
Chaumont
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| Coordinates: 48°06′42″N 5°08′20″E / 48.1117°N 5.1389°ECoordinates: 48°06′42″N 5°08′20″E / 48.1117°N 5.1389°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Chaumont | |
| Canton | Chaumont-1, 2 and 3 | |
| Intercommunality | Agglomération de Chaumont 31987 hab. | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christine Guillemy | |
| Area1 | 55.26 km2 (21.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (1 January 2013)2 | 23,011 | |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 52121 /52000 | |
| Elevation | 247–416 m (810–1,365 ft) (avg. 314 m or 1,030 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Chaumont (IPA: [ʃomɔ̃]) is a commune of France, and the capital (or préfecture) of the Haute-Marne department. As of 2013[update], it has a population of 23,011.
The city stands on the river Marne and is situated on the railway linking Paris and Basel, which runs over a 52 m (171 ft) tall and 600 m (2,000 ft) long viaduct built in 1856.
Historically the seat of the Counts of Bassigny and later of Champagne, Chaumont was the venue of an offensive treaty against Napoleon I signed by the United Kingdom, Austria, Prussia, and Russia in 1814. Chaumont was bombed in 1940 and 1944 during World War II. From 1951 to 1967, the United States Air Force under NATO operated the Chaumont-Semoutiers Air Base on the outskirts of the city.
Chaumont is twinned with:
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