Chaum

This article is about the commune in France. For the cryptographer, see David Chaum.
Chaum

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Chaum

Coordinates: 42°56′07″N 0°39′22″E / 42.9353°N 0.6561°E / 42.9353; 0.6561Coordinates: 42°56′07″N 0°39′22″E / 42.9353°N 0.6561°E / 42.9353; 0.6561
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens
Canton Saint-Béat
Intercommunality Canton de Saint-Béat
Government
  Mayor (20082014) José Castell
Area1 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 209
  Density 37/km2 (95/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 31139 / 31440
Elevation 468–1,680 m (1,535–5,512 ft)
(avg. 475 m or 1,558 ft)

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.

Chaum is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

It is situated on the former Route nationale 618, the "Route of the Pyrenees".

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962220    
1968255+15.9%
1975247−3.1%
1982212−14.2%
1990198−6.6%
1999193−2.5%
2008209+8.3%

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