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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Chaumont 
|commune status         = [[Prefectures of France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]]
|image                  = Le viaduc de Chaumont 1856.jpg
|caption                = The Chaumont viaduct 
|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]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|party                  = 
|intercommunality       = [[Communauté d'agglomération de Chaumont|CA Chaumont]]
|coordinates            = {{coord|48.1117|5.1389|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            = 314
|elevation min m        = 247
|elevation max m        = 416
|area km2               = 55.26
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|website                = [http://www.ville-chaumont.fr/ ville-chaumont.fr]
}}

'''Chaumont''', also known '''Chaumont-en-Bassigny''' ({{IPA|fr|ʃomɔ̃ ɑ̃ basiɲi}}), is a [[Communes of France|commune of France]], and the prefecture of the [[Haute-Marne]] department.<ref>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/52121-chaumont INSEE commune file]</ref> {{as of|2019}}, it has a population of 21,847.

The city stands on the river [[Marne (river)|Marne]] and is situated on the [[Paris-Est–Mulhouse-Ville railway]], which runs over a {{convert|52|m|abbr=on}} tall and {{convert|600|m|abbr=on}} long [[viaduct]] built in 1856. [[Chaumont station]] has rail connections to Paris, [[Reims]], [[Dijon]], [[Mulhouse]] and regional destinations.

==History==
{{stack|[[File:Chaumont Hôtel de Ville.jpg|thumb|Town hall]]}}
Historically, Chaumont was the seat of the Counts of [[County of Bassigny|Bassigny]] and later [[Count of Champagne|of Champagne]], receiving a charter in 1190. Much later, it was the venue of an offensive treaty against [[Napoleon I]] signed by the United Kingdom, Austria, [[Prussia]], and [[Russia]] in 1814, by which they agreed to continue war until France returned to its 1792 boundaries.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Chaumont-en-Bassigny|volume=6|page=18}}</ref>

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.

==Notable buildings==
* The [[minor basilica|basilica]] church of St-Jean-Baptiste dates from the 13th century, the choir and lateral chapels belonging to the 15th and 16th. In the interior the sculptured triforium (15th century), the spiral staircase in the transept and a Holy Sepulchre are of interest. 
* The Tour Hautefeuille (a keep of the 11th century) is the principal relic of a château of the counts of Champagne
* In the Square Philippe-Lebon stands a statue of the engineer [[Philippe Lebon]] (1767–1804), born in Haute-Marne.<ref name="EB1911"/> The bronze statue was melted down during the second world war and replaced by a stone copy.
* [[Château du Val des Écoliers]], former monastery that served as the headquarters of the [[American Expeditionary Force]] in 1917–1918

==Population==

{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|8922|Chaumont}}</ref> and INSEE (1968-2017)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-52121#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
| graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |5253
|1800 |6188
|1806 |6102
|1821 |5487
|1831 |5965
|1836 |6318
|1841 |6347
|1846 |6243
|1851 |6374
|1856 |9263
|1861 |7673
|1866 |8285
|1872 |8500
|1876 |9226
|1881 |12160
|1886 |12852
|1891 |13280
|1896 |13428
|1901 |14622
|1906 |14872
|1911 |14870
|1921 |16210
|1926 |15178
|1931 |15941
|1936 |18069
|1946 |16851
|1954 |19346
|1962 |21717
|1968 |25779
|1975 |27226
|1982 |27554
|1990 |27041
|1999 |25996
|2007 |24321
|2012 |22678
|2017 |21945
}}

==Notable people==
*[[Edmé Bouchardon]] (1698–1762), sculptor
*[[Luc Chatel]] (born 1964), politician
*[[Lucie Décosse]] (born 1981), judo player
*[[Denis Decrès]] (1761–1820), Minister of the French Navy
*[[André Godard]] (1881–1965), architect and archaeologist
*[[Emmanuel Guillaume-Rey]] (1837–1916), archaeologist, topographer and orientalist
*[[Jean Masson]] (1907–1964), politician
*[[Louise Michel]] (1830–1905), anarchist
*[[Christian Pineau]] (1904–1995), politician
*[[Nicole Rieu]] (born 1949), singer and director
*[[Christian J. Robin]] (born 1943), orientalist and scholar

==Sport==
The [[Chaumont Volley-Ball 52]], is a volleyball club playing in [[Pro A (volleyball)]], created in 1996. The club became champion of France in Ligue A during the 2016–2017 season. She twice finished second in 2017-2018 and 2018–2019 seasons. On 2 April 2017, for the first time in its history, the CVB52 became a finalist in the [[2016–17 CEV Challenge Cup]]. On 7 October 2017 in Mulhouse, the CVB52HM won a second title by becoming champion of the French Supercup. The club also participated in the [[CEV Champions League]] and [[CEV Cup]].

The [[Chaumont FC]], is a football club, created in 1957. Which spent 16 seasons in the second division ([[Ligue 2]]) under the name of E.C.A.C. They finished second in the 1971 season.

ECAC Rugby Chaumont, created in 1968. Playing in the 1st Grand-Est Series for the 2018–2019 season. The club finished second in the Burgundy Championship 2nd series 2018 and second in the Grand-Est Championship 2nd series 2019.

The Chaumont Handball 52 or ECAC Chaumont Handball, created in 1963. Playing in the National 2 women's season since 2018–2019.

ECAC Basket Chaumont, created in 1946. Playing in Regional Championship 2.

The Phénix de Chaumont, is an [[American football]] club playing in the Grand-Est Regional Challenge, finalist of the 2018 Grand-Est Regional Challenge championship.

La Chaumontaise Gymnastique, is a gymnastics club founded in 1883 under the name of "Gymnastics and Shooting Society"; it is also the oldest association in the town of Chaumont.

The Tomb Raiders of Chaumont, is a [[Roller in-line hockey]] and hockey club.

The Vélo Club Chaumontais is a cycling club created in 1923. The association is one of the oldest in the city.

==Twin towns – sister cities==
[[File:Chaumont (Haute-Marne) vieille ville.jpg|thumb|Chaumont (Haute-Marne) vieille ville]]
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Chaumont is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web|title=Principales données|url=http://www.ville-chaumont.fr/Decouvrir-Chaumont/Principales-donnees|website=ville-chaumont.fr|publisher=Chaumont|language=fr|access-date=2021-03-12|archive-date=26 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626091832/http://www.ville-chaumont.fr/Decouvrir-Chaumont/Principales-donnees|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Owasso Welcomes Students from Chaumont, France|url=http://www.owassoisms.com/owasso-welcomes-students-chaumont-france/|website=owassoisms.com|publisher=Owassoisms|date=2017-02-03|access-date=2021-03-12}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], England, United Kingdom (1956)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ivrea]], Italy (1983)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bad Nauheim]], Germany (1992)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Owasso, Oklahoma|Owasso]], United States (2017)

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location =  Chaumont, elevation {{convert|317|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2010 normals, extremes 1991–2016)
|Jan record high C = 15.2
|Feb record high C = 18.9
|Mar record high C = 23.7
|Apr record high C = 28.3
|May record high C = 31.2
|Jun record high C = 35.7
|Jul record high C = 37.8
|Aug record high C = 39.1
|Sep record high C = 31.5
|Oct record high C = 26.6
|Nov record high C = 22.8
|Dec record high C = 15.5
|Jan record low C = -15.5
|Feb record low C = -16.2
|Mar record low C = -16.2
|Apr record low C = -5.8
|May record low C = -1.0
|Jun record low C = 1.7
|Jul record low C = 5.5
|Aug record low C = 4.5
|Sep record low C = 0.4
|Oct record low C = -5.1
|Nov record low C = -11.0
|Dec record low C = -18.6
|Jan high C = 5.4
|Feb high C = 7.3
|Mar high C = 11.3
|Apr high C = 15.3
|May high C = 19.7
|Jun high C = 22.9
|Jul high C = 25.3
|Aug high C = 25.1
|Sep high C = 20.1
|Oct high C = 15.3
|Nov high C = 9.1
|Dec high C = 5.4
| year high C = 15.2
|Jan mean C = 2.5
|Feb mean C = 3.8
|Mar mean C = 6.7
|Apr mean C = 9.9
|May mean C = 14.2
|Jun mean C = 17.2
|Jul mean C = 19.4
|Aug mean C = 19.2
|Sep mean C = 15.0
|Oct mean C = 11.2
|Nov mean C = 6.1
|Dec mean C = 3.0
| year mean C = 10.7
|Jan low C = -0.3
|Feb low C = 0.2
|Mar low C = 2.1
|Apr low C = 4.5
|May low C = 8.8
|Jun low C = 11.5
|Jul low C = 13.5
|Aug low C = 13.3
|Sep low C = 9.9
|Oct low C = 7.2
|Nov low C = 3.2
|Dec low C = 0.5
| year low C = 6.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 71.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 68.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 68.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 66.6
|May precipitation mm = 79.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 65.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 90.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 78.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 75.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 86.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 85.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 83.5
|year precipitation mm = 921.0
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 11.4
| Feb precipitation days = 11.2
| Mar precipitation days = 11.2
| Apr precipitation days = 10.9
| May precipitation days = 12.1
| Jun precipitation days = 9.7
| Jul precipitation days = 10.7
| Aug precipitation days = 10.1
| Sep precipitation days = 10.1
| Oct precipitation days = 12.2
| Nov precipitation days = 13.6
| Dec precipitation days = 13.0
| year precipitation days =136.0
|source 1 = Meteociel<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=52121007
|title=Normales et records pour Chaumont (52) 
|publisher=Meteociel
|access-date=21 November 2024}}</ref>}}

==See also==
*[[Communes of the Haute-Marne department]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Chaumont (Haute-Marne)}}
*[http://www.ville-chaumont.fr/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051014123527/http://www.jedecouvrelafrance.com/img/photos/3282_1-basilique-saint-jean-baptiste-de-chaumont.jpg Picture of Chaumont Basilica]}}

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{{Haute-Marne communes}}

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[[Category:Communes of Haute-Marne]]
[[Category:Prefectures in France]]
[[Category:Champagne (province)]]