Chaumont

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Chaumont

Total population

21,699

Coordinates48.11°, 5.14°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Chaumont, also known Chaumont-en-Bassigny, is a commune of France, and the prefecture of the Haute-Marne department. It has a population of about 21,000.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine

French Catholic cardinal of the House of Guise (1524-1574)

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Philippe Roret

French politician (1833–1910)

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Adrien Guillaume

French physician (1833-1872)

Alexis Gloutier

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Georges Libert

French aviator

Georges Quilliard

French politician (1852-1924)

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Gratien Michaux

French engineer

Gérard Pelletier

French politician

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Henry de Graffigny

French polygraph (1863-1934)

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Jacques Saunier

French officer (1924–2023)

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Jean-Claude Perrin

French track and field coach

Jean-Édouard Lamy

1853-1931 priest

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Jean Darbot

French politician (1841–1921)

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Joseph Cressot

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Laurent Joseph Pelletier

French lithographer

Marc Verillotte

French judoka

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Grand Est

• Nogent
  11 mi away · pop. 3,548
• Froncles
  12.9 mi away · pop. 1,387
• Langres
  19.3 mi away · pop. 7,697
• Bar-sur-Aube
  21.7 mi away · pop. 4,753
• Joinville
  23 mi away · pop. 2,972
• Grand
  24.8 mi away · pop. 356
• Anglus
  27.1 mi away
• Neufchâteau
  30.6 mi away · pop. 6,580
• Brienne-le-Château
  34.3 mi away · pop. 2,738
• Châtenois
  34.7 mi away · pop. 1,720
• Bar-sur-Seine
  35.2 mi away · pop. 2,877
• Ancerville
  36.7 mi away · pop. 2,599

Browse all places in Grand Est →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chaumont

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-27

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-27

ground-ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Seen 2026-09-24

Lighthouse Gall

Rondaniola bursaria

Seen 2026-09-24

tuberous pea

Lathyrus tuberosus

Seen 2026-09-24

field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Seen 2026-09-24

Greater celandine

Chelidonium majus

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-09-05

Black Tar Spot

Rhytisma acerinum

Seen 2026-08-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers