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Country
  
France

Department
  
Somme

Intercommunality
  
Haute Picardie

Area
  
8.46 km²

Arrondissement
  
Péronne

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Chaulnes

Population
  
1,922

Local time
  
Friday 9:02 PM

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind SE at 16 km/h, 78% Humidity

Chaulnes is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Contents

Map of 80320 Chaulnes, France

Culture

Chaulnes is noted for its cultural events, especially the heavy metal music festival Chaulnes Metal Fest (previously known as Killer Fest before 2008). Each year, more than 500 fans turn up to see and listen to bands like Obituary, Sodom, Rage or Nashville Pussy.

Personalities

  • Charles François Lhomond, grammarian and wit, born at Chaulnes 1727, died in Paris 1794.
  • The duchy of Chaulnes was established in 1621 for the Albert family.

    • Places and monuments

  • The statue of grammarian Lhomond, sculpted by Eugène-Louis Lequesne, in 1860, paid for by public subscription..

    • References

    Chaulnes Wikipedia
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