Haute-Marne

**Haute-Marne** is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marner river. It is in the Grand Est region and its prefecture (capital) is the city of Chaumont.

Charles de Gaulle lived until his death in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises.

## History

Haute-Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Chaumont as is capital. It was formed with parts of the former provinces of Champagne,  Burgundy, Lorraine and Franche-Comté.

It was divided in six districts: Bourbonne, Bourmont, Chaumont, Joinville, Langres and Saint-Dizier.

In 1800, with the creation of the _arrondissements_ in France, the six districts were changed into three _arrondissements_: Chaumont, Langres and Wassy.

After the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815), the department was occupied by the Austrian army from June 1815 to November 1818.

On 10 September 1926, the _arrondissement_ of Wassy was eliminated but in 1940 Wassy was made again an _arrondissement_ but the subprefecture was moved to Saint-Dizier.

## Geography

The Haute-Marne department is in the Grand Est region. It is bordered by 6 departments in two regions:
- Grand Est region
    - Meuse department (north)
    - Vosges (east)
    - Aube (west)
    - Marne (northwest)
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
    - Haute-Saône (southeast)
    - Côte-d'Or (southwest)

Haute-Marne has an area of , and its highest point is in the _Bois de Baissey_ in the commune _Baissey_ in the southern part of the department; it is  high (), and is in the _Langres_ plateau.

The main river is the Marne river; it starts in the Langres plateau and flows through  in the department.

### Climate

This area is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Saint-Dizier is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Saint-Dizier is . The month with the most precipitation on average is November with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Saint-Dizier is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of

## Administration

Haute-Marne is managed by the _Departmental Council of Haute-Marne_ in Chaumont. The department is part of the Grand Est region.

### Administrative divisions

There are 5 _arrondissements_ (districts), 23 _cantons_ and 427 _communes_ (municipalities) in Haute-Marne.

|INSEE code !! Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population (2014) !! width="50px" | Area (km²) !! Density (Inh./km²) !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|521|Chaumont|Chaumont|64,970|2,476.3||159|
|522|Langres|Langres|44,332|2,162.9||157|
|523|Saint-Dizier|Saint-Dizier|71,371|1,571.4||111|

The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the **Haute-Marne** department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

1. Bologne <small>(5201)</small>
1. Bourbonne-les-Bains <small>(5202)</small>
1. Chalindrey <small>(5203)</small>
1. Châteauvillain <small>(5204)</small>
1. Chaumont-1 <small>(5205)</small>
1. Chaumont-2 <small>(5206)</small>
1. Chaumont-3 <small>(5207)</small>
1. Eurville-Bienville <small>(5208)</small>
1. Joinville <small>(5209)</small>
1. Langres <small>(5210)</small>
1. Nogent <small>(5211)</small>
1. Poissons <small>(5212)</small>
1. Saint-Dizier-1 <small>(5213)</small>
1. Saint-Dizier-2 <small>(5214)</small>
1. Saint-Dizier-3 <small>(5215)</small>
1. Villegusien-le-Lac <small>(5216)</small>
1. Wassy <small>(5217)</small>

## Demographics

The inhabitants of the Haute-Marne department are known, in French, as _Haut-Marnais_ (women: _Haut-Marnaises_),

Haute-Marne had a population, in 2014, of 180,673, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. The _arrondissement_ of Saint-Dizier, with 71,371 inhabitants, is the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Haute-Marne**

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the Haute-Marne department are:

|City|Population <small>(2014)</small>|Arrondissement|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Saint-Dizier|25,505|Saint-Dizier|
|Chaumont|22,560|Chaumont|
|Langres|7,877|Langres|
|Nogent|3,865|Chaumont|
|Joinville|3,407|Saint-Dizier|
|Wassy|2,893|Saint-Dizier|
|Chalindrey|2,437|Langres|
|La Porte du Der|2,335|Saint-Dizier|
|Eurville-Bienville|2,134|Saint-Dizier|
|Bourbonne-les-Bains|2,106|Langres|
|Éclaron-Braucourt-Sainte-Livière|2,083|Saint-Dizier|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Haute-Marne department
- Communes of the Haute-Marne department

## Other websites

- Departmental Council website
- Prefecture of the Haute-Marne department
- Tourism in Haute-Marne

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Haute-Marne
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: 2012 août Chaumont 0219 préfecture.jpg
- **image alt**: Prefecture of the Haute-Marne department
- **image caption**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture building of the Haute-Marne department, in Chaumont
- **image flag**: Drapeau fr département Haute-Marne.svg
- **flag size**: 125px
- **image shield**: Blason département fr Haute-Marne.svg
- **shield size**: 80px
- **image map**: Haute-Marne-Position.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Haute-Marne in France
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Grand Est
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 4 March 1790
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Chaumont, Haute-Marne, Chaumont
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefectures
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Langres
- **p2**: Saint-Dizier
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Bruno Sido
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 6210.6
- **population total**: 180673
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 3
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons in France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 17
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 427
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-52