Chaumont, Haute-Marne

Administration
Chaumont



Chaumont
Location within Champagne-Ardenne region Chaumont
Country	France
Region	Champagne-Ardenne
Department	Haute-Marne
Arrondissement	Chaumont
Intercommunality	Pays chaumontais
Mayor	Luc Chatel (UMP) (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	314 m (1,030 ft) avg.
Land area¹	55.26 km² (21.34 sq mi)
Population²	24,039 (1 January 2008)
- Density	435 /km² (1,130 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	52121/ 52000
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chaumont (IPA: [ʃomɔ̃]) is a commune of France, and the capital (or préfecture) of the Haute-Marne department. As of 2008^[update], it has a of 24,039.

The city stands on the Marne River and is situated on the railway linking Paris and Basel, which runs over a 52 m tall and 600 m long viaduct built in 1856.

1 History
2 People
3 Twin towns
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

History

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.