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Haute-Marne
Coat of arms of the Haute-Marne department
Location
Location of Haute-Marne in France
Administration
Department number: 52
Region: Champagne-Ardenne
Prefecture: Chaumont
Subprefectures: Langres
Saint-Dizier
Arrondissements: 3
Cantons: 32
Communes: 432
President of the General Council: Bruno Sido
Statistics
Population Ranked 87th
 -1999 194,873
Population density: 31/km²
Land area¹: 6211 km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 26 regions of France. history and geogaphyChampagne-Ardenne is a region located in the northeast of France bordering Belgium A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Chaumont is a commune of France, and the préfecture (capital of the Haute-Marne département. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Langres is a town and commune of eastern France. It is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne departement, in the Champagne-Ardenne Saint-Dizier is a town and commune in the Haute-Marne department in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 3 arrondissements of the Haute-Marne department are Arrondissement of Chaumont, ( prefecture of the Haute-Marne department The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 32 cantons of the Haute-Marne department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Haute-Marne département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
France

Haute-Marne is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marne River. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Marne is a River in France, a right Tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris.

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History

Haute-Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was created from parts of the former provinces of Champagne, Burgundy, Lorraine and Franche-Comté[1]

In 1814, Chaumont was the unwitting witness to the end of the First Empire. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Champagne is a historic province in the northeast of France, best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France. Franche-Comté ( Franc-Comtois: Fràntche-Comté; Franco-Provençal: Franche-Comtât) the former "Free County" of Burgundy The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or On the 1st of March, Prussia, Russia, England and Austria signed an accord forbidding any individual peace deal with Napoleon the 1st, and to fight until his final defeat. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich

During World War II, Haute-Marne was split under the German occupation. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The canal which runs from the Marne to the Saône served as a border, dividing the department into west and east. The Marne is a River in France, a right Tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. The Saône (son ( Sona in Arpitan) is a River of eastern France. The east was a "reserved zone", intended for the creation of a new German state, whereas to the west would be the traditional "occupied zone". Haute-Marne was finally liberated by the Allies, in the form of the division of General Leclerc, between August an September 1944. Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ( November 22, 1902 – November 28, 1947) was a French general during World War II


Geography

Haute-Marne is part of the region of Champagne-Ardenne and is surrounded by the departments of Meuse, Vosges, Haute-Saône, Côte-d'Or, Aube, and Marne. Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 26 regions of France. history and geogaphyChampagne-Ardenne is a region located in the northeast of France bordering Belgium Meuse (møːz is a department in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. Vosges (voːʒ is a French department, named after the Vosges mountain range. Haute-Saône ( Hiôta-Sona in Arpitan language is a French department of the Franche-Comté ( Franche-Comtât Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France. History Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department The nearest big cities are Paris, Nancy, Strasbourg, Basel, and Dijon. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Nancy (nɑ̃si archaic Nanzig Nanzeg is a city and commune in the Lorraine région of northeastern France Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Dijon ( diʒɔ̃ is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or departement and of the Bourgogne region

The highest mountain is Haut-du-Sac, in the Langres Plateau, in the southwest of the department, which rise to 516 m (1,693 feet). The lowest points at 117m are found on the plains of Perthois and Der. Der may refer to Der (Sumer, an ancient city located in modern-day Iraq Darkənd, Azerbaijan DER may be an acronym [1]

The department is named after the Marne River, whose source is near Langres. The Marne is a River in France, a right Tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. Langres is a town and commune of eastern France. It is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne departement, in the Champagne-Ardenne This river covers 120 kilometres within the department. The department is to the east of the Parisian basin, and is characterised by a concentric sequence of cliff faces of varying geological origin, oriented northeast/southwest.


Tourism

The fortified town of Langres, the Renaissance castle of Joinville, and the village of Colombey-les-deux-Églises are all major attractions. Langres is a town and commune of eastern France. It is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne departement, in the Champagne-Ardenne The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Joinville is a commune of the Haute-Marne département, in France. Colombey-les-Deux-Églises is a village and commune in the Haute-Marne département, France.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Haute-Marne, Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia. The following is a list of the 32 cantons of the Haute-Marne department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The following is a list of the 433 communes of the Haute-Marne département, in France. The 3 arrondissements of the Haute-Marne department are Arrondissement of Chaumont, ( prefecture of the Haute-Marne department Research Machines plc. September 8, 2005. accessed on October 19, 2006. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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