Coordinates: 48°06′42″N 5°08′20″E / 48.1116666667°N 5.13888888889°E
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Commune of Chaumont |
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Chaumont, Haute-Marne
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| Administration | |
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| 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 | 25,951 (2006) |
| - Density | 470 /km2 (1,200 /sq mi) |
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| 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Chaumont is a commune of France, and the capital (or préfecture) of the Haute-Marne department. Population (2006): 25,951.
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The city stands on the Marne River and is situated on the railway linking Paris and Basel, which runs over a 52 m (164 ft) tall and 600m long viaduct there built in 1856.
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.
Chaumont is twinned with:
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  | Official website - Ville de Chaumont en Haute-Marne - site officiel - Préfecture de la Haute-Marne - tourisme, festival, économie, Le Nouveau Relax, Plein Est |
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