Chaumont
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- Chaumont-PorcienChaumont-PorcienChaumont-Porcien is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Ardennes département - Chaumont, CherChaumont, CherChaumont is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated some southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D91 and the D34 roads.-Population:...
, in the Cher département - Chaumont-le-BoisChaumont-le-BoisChaumont-le-Bois is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Côte-d'Or département - Arrondissement of ChaumontArrondissement of ChaumontThe arrondissement of Chaumont is an arrondissement of France, located in the Haute-Marne département, in the Champagne-Ardenne région...
, in the Haute-Marne département - Chaumont, Haute-MarneChaumont, Haute-MarneChaumont is a commune of France, and the capital of the Haute-Marne department. , it has a of 24,039.The city stands on the Marne River and is situated on the railway linking Paris and Basel, which runs over a 52 m tall and 600 m long viaduct built in 1856.- History :Historically the...
, in the Haute-Marne département (often simply referred to in English as "Chaumont, France")- Chaumont-Semoutiers Air Base, a former United States Air Force base
- Chaumont-la-VilleChaumont-la-VilleChaumont-la-Ville is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, in the Haute-Marne département - Chaumont, Haute-SavoieChaumont, Haute-SavoieChaumont is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Haute-Savoie département - Chaumont-sur-LoireChaumont-sur-LoireChaumont-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher département in central France.-See also:* Château de Chaumont* Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department...
, in the Loir-et-Cher département'- Château de ChaumontChâteau de ChaumontThe Château de Chaumont is a French castle at Chaumont-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, France.The first château-fort on this site between Blois and Amboise was a primitive fortress built by Eudes II, Count of Blois, in the 10th century with the purpose of protecting Blois from attacks from his feudal...
, a castle built in the 10th century
- Château de Chaumont
- Chaumont-sur-TharonneChaumont-sur-TharonneChaumont-sur-Tharonne is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher département in central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department...
, in the Loir-et-Cher département - Chaumont-d'AnjouChaumont-d'AnjouChaumont-d'Anjou is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France....
, in the Maine-et-Loire département - Chaumont-devant-DamvillersChaumont-devant-DamvillersChaumont-devant-Damvillers is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department...
, in the Meuse département - Chaumont-sur-AireChaumont-sur-AireChaumont-sur-Aire is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department...
, in the Meuse département - Chaumont-en-VexinChaumont-en-VexinChaumont-en-Vexin is a town in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*...
, in the Oise département - Chaumont, OrneChaumont, OrneChaumont is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France....
, in the Orne département - Chaumont-le-BourgChaumont-le-BourgChaumont-le-Bourg is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
, in the Puy-de-Dôme département - Chaumont, YonneChaumont, YonneChaumont is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....
, in the Yonne département
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- Antoine-Martin Chaumont de La GalaizièreAntoine-Martin Chaumont de La GalaizièreAntoine-Martin Chaumont de La Galaizière, marquis de La Galaizière, chancellor of Lorraine was a French nobleman active at the court of Lorraine. He was one of the lovers of Marie Françoise Catherine de Beauvau-Craon.-Sources:* Pierre Boyé: Le chancelier Chaumont de La Galaizière et sa famille,...
(1697−1783), a French nobleman active at the court of Lorraine - Lambert ChaumontLambert ChaumontLambert Chaumont was a Flemish Baroque composer and organist.Chaumont was from the Liège area, possibly born in that city. The earliest mention of his name dates from January 1649, when he is listed as a lay brother at the Carmelite monastery at Liège...
(c. 1630 – 1712), a Flemish composer
Other uses
- 12281 Chaumont12281 Chaumont12281 Chaumont is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 16, 1990 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*...
, an asteroid discovered in 1990 - Treaty of ChaumontTreaty of ChaumontThe Treaty of Chaumont was a rejected cease-fire offered by the Allies of the Sixth Coalition to Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814.Following discussions in late February 1814, representatives of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain reconvened a meeting at Chaumont, Haute-Marne on 1 March 1814...
, signed in Chaumont, Haute-Marne in March 1814 - USS Chaumont, former name of the hospital ship USS Samaritan (AH-10)USS Samaritan (AH-10)USS Samaritan was a hospital ship that served with the US Navy in World War II. Prior to that, she served as a US Navy transport ship under the name USS Chaumont ....