Chaumont, Haute-Marne

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Chaumont
Prefecture and commune
The Chaumont viaduct
Coat of arms
Location of Chaumont
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Coordinates: 48°06′42″N 5°08′20″E / 48.1117°N 5.1389°E / 48.1117; 5.1389
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haute-Marne
Arrondissement	Chaumont
Canton	Chaumont-1, 2 and 3
Intercommunality	CA Chaumont
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Guillemy[1]
Area 1	55.26 km2 (21.34 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	21,699
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	52121 /52000
Elevation	247–416 m (810–1,365 ft) (avg. 314 m or 1,030 ft)
Website	ville-chaumont.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chaumont, also known Chaumont-en-Bassigny (French pronunciation: [ʃomɔ̃ ɑ̃ basiɲi]), is a commune of France, and the prefecture of the Haute-Marne department.^[3] As of 2019^[update], it has a population of 21,847.

The city stands on the river Marne and is situated on the Paris-Est–Mulhouse-Ville railway, which runs over a 52 m (171 ft) tall and 600 m (2,000 ft) long viaduct built in 1856. Chaumont station has rail connections to Paris, Reims, Dijon, Mulhouse and regional destinations.