Chaumont, Haute-Marne

**Chaumont** is a commune of France, and the capital (or _prefecture_) of the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region.

## Geography

The city of Chaumont is on the _Langres_ plateau on the geographical centre of the Haute-Marne department in northeast France. It is along the Marne (river) river.

It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The _commune_ of Chaumont is surrounded by the _communes_ Condes, Treix, Chamarandes-Choignes, Laville-aux-Bois, Biesles, Verbiesles, Neuilly-sur-Suize, Richebourg, Semoutiers-Montsaon, Villiers-le-Sec and Jonchery.

Two rivers flow through the city: the _Suize_ to the west and the Marne to the east.

### Climate

The climate of Chaumont, in the Köppen climate classification, is **Cfb** - Oceanic climate with template summers.

## Population

The inhabitants of Chaumont are known, in French, as _Chaumontais_ (women: _Chaumontaises_).

The city of Chaumont has a population, in 2014, of 22,674; its population density is of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

**Evolution of the population in Chaumont**

Chaumont forms with Chamarandes-Choignes the urban area of Chaumont with a population of 23,716 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Chaumont, formed by 65 _communes_, with a population of 42,594 inhabitants (2014) and an area of .

## Administration

Chaumont is the prefecture of the Haute-Marne department, the capital of the _arrondissement_ of Chaumont and the administrative centre () of three cantons:
- Chaumont-1 formed by 6 _communes_ and part of Chaumont, with 10,816 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
- Chaumont-2 formed by 4 _communes_ and part of Chaumont, with 8,534 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
- Chaumont-3 formed by 5 _communes_ and part of Chaumont, with 10,609 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.

It is part of the intercommunality _Chaumont, du Bassin Nogentais et du Bassin de Bologne Vignory Froncles_ ().

### Twinned and partner towns

Chaumont is twinned with:
- Ashton-under-Lyne, England, since 1956.
- Ivrée, Italy, since 1983.
- Bad Nauheim, Germany, since 1992.
- Oostkamp, Belgium, since 2004.

## Related pages

- Arrondissement of Chaumont
- Communes of the Haute-Marne department

## Other websites

- Site officiel de la ville de Chaumont
- Office de Tourisme du Pays de Chaumont en Champagne

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Chaumont
- **commune status**: Prefectures of France, Prefecture and Communes of France, commune
- **image**: Le viaduc de Chaumont 1856.jpg
- **arrondissement**: Chaumont
- **canton**: Canton of Chaumont-1, Chaumont-1, Canton of Chaumont-2, 2 and Canton of Chaumont-3, 3
- **image coat of arms**: Blason de la ville de Chaumont (52).svg
- **insee**: 52121
- **postal code**: 52000
- **mayor**: Christine Guillemy
- **term**: 2008–2014
- **intercommunality**: Agglomération de Chaumont 31987 hab.
- **elevation m**: 314
- **elevation min m**: 247
- **elevation max m**: 416
- **area km2**: 55.26
- **population**: 22674
- **population date**: 2014
- **population demonym**: Chaumontais
- **website**: [http://www.ville-chaumont.fr/ www.ville-chaumont.fr]