Country France Population (1 January 2013) 23,011 Local time Friday 9:04 PM | Area 55.26 km² Number of airports 1 | |
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Intercommunality Agglomération de Chaumont 31987 hab. Weather 12°C, Wind S at 31 km/h, 59% Humidity | ||
Chaumont ([ʃomɔ̃]) is a commune of France, and the capital (or préfecture) of the Haute-Marne department. As of 2013, it has a population of 23,011.
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Map of 52000 Chaumont, France
The city stands on the Marne River 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.
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.
People
Twin towns
Chaumont is twinned with:
References
Chaumont, Haute-Marne Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA