Chaumont, Haute-Marne

Chaumont is a commune of France, and the capital (or "prefecture") of the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region.
Geography.
The city of Chaumont is on the "Langres" plateau on the geographical centre of the Haute-Marne department in northeast France. It is along the Marne (river) river.
It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The "commune" of Chaumont is surrounded by the "communes" Condes, Treix, Chamarandes-Choignes, Laville-aux-Bois, Biesles, Verbiesles, Neuilly-sur-Suize, Richebourg, Semoutiers-Montsaon, Villiers-le-Sec and Jonchery.
Two rivers flow through the city: the "Suize" to the west and the Marne to the east.
Climate.
The climate of Chaumont, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population.
The inhabitants of Chaumont are known, in French, as "Chaumontais" (women: "Chaumontaises").
The city of Chaumont has a population, in 2014, of 22,674; its population density is of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Chaumont
Chaumont forms with Chamarandes-Choignes the urban area of Chaumont with a population of 23,716 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Chaumont, formed by 65 "communes", with a population of 42,594 inhabitants (2014) and an area of .
Administration.
Chaumont is the prefecture of the Haute-Marne department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Chaumont and the administrative centre () of three cantons:
It is part of the intercommunality "Chaumont, du Bassin Nogentais et du Bassin de Bologne Vignory Froncles" ().
Twinned and partner towns.
Chaumont is twinned with: