Haute-Marne
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| Haute-Marne | |
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| The Haute-Marne coat of arms | |
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| Département number: | 52 |
| Région: | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Préfecture: | Chaumont |
| Sub-Préfectures: | Langres Saint-Dizier |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 32 |
| Communes: | 432 |
| Conseiller Général: | Bruno Sido |
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| Population | Ranked 87th |
| -1999 | 194,873 |
| Population density: | 31/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6211 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Haute-Marne is a département in the northeast of France named after the Marne River.
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[edit] History
Haute-Marne was one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Champagne. It is also encompassing parts of former Burgundy, Lorraine, and Franche-Comté.[1]
[edit] Geography
Haute-Marne is part of the region of Champagne-Ardenne and is surrounded by the départements of Meuse, Vosges, Haute-Saône, Côte-d'Or, Aube, and Marne.
The highest mountain is Haut-du-Sac, in the southwest of that department, which elevates to 516 m (1,693 feet).[1] The nearest big cities are Paris, Nancy , Strasbourg , Basel and Dijon,
[edit] Tourism
The fortified town of Langres, the Renaissance castle of Joinville, and the village of Colombey-les-deux-Églises are all major attractions.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Haute-Marne département
- Communes of the Haute-Marne département
- Arrondissements of the Haute-Marne département
[edit] References
- ^ a b Haute-Marne, Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia. Research Machines plc. September 8, 2005. accessed on October 19, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Prefecture website (in French)
- Conseil Général website (in French)
- http://www.tourisme-hautemarne.com/publi04/pubgb04.html (in English)
- Chambres D'Hotes directory for Haute Marne
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