Arrondissement of Chaumont facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Chaumont
Arrondissement of France
Chaumont in Haute-Marne
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haute-Marne
Communes	159
Prefecture	Chaumont
INSEE code	521
Area
• Total	2,476.3 km2 (956.1 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	64,970
• Density	26.2367/km2 (67.953/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Chaumont is like a special administrative area or district in France. Think of it as a big region within a larger department. It's located in the Haute-Marne department, which is part of the Grand Est region. The main city, or capital, of this arrondissement is Chaumont, which is also the main city for the entire Haute-Marne department.

History of Chaumont Arrondissement

The Chaumont arrondissement was created a long time ago, in 1800. It was one of the original parts of the Haute-Marne department when that department was first formed.

Geography of Chaumont

The Chaumont arrondissement is right in the middle of the Haute-Marne department. It shares borders with other areas. To the north, it's next to the Saint-Dizier arrondissement. To the east, it borders the Vosges department. South of it is the Langres arrondissement. The Côte-d'Or department is to its southwest, and the Aube department is to its west.

This arrondissement is the largest in the Haute-Marne department by size. It covers about 2,476.3 square kilometers (about 956 square miles). Even though it's the biggest in area, it's the second largest in terms of how many people live there. In 2014, about 64,970 people lived in the Chaumont arrondissement. This means there were about 26.2 people living in each square kilometer.

How Chaumont Arrondissement is Organized

The arrondissement of Chaumont is made up of smaller areas called cantons and communes.

Cantons in Chaumont

Cantons are like smaller voting districts. After some changes in France, cantons don't always fit perfectly inside one arrondissement. This means a canton might have parts that belong to different arrondissements.

In the Chaumont arrondissement, there are eight cantons. Four of these cantons have some of their "communes" (small towns or villages) located outside the Chaumont arrondissement.

Communes in Chaumont

Communes are the smallest administrative divisions in France, similar to towns or villages. The Chaumont arrondissement has 159 communes in total.

Here are some of the communes in the arrondissement that have the most people living in them:

Related pages

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

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Chaumont para niños