Choiseul (Haute-Marne)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Chaumont | |
| Canton | Bourbonne-les-Bains | |
| Community association | Community de communes du Grand Langres | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 4 ′ N , 5 ° 34 ′ E | |
| height | 328-408 m | |
| surface | 8.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 78 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52240 | |
| INSEE code | 52127 | |
 The village as seen from the Saint-Nicolas hill |
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Choiseul is a French commune with 78 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Chaumont and the canton of Bourbonne-les-Bains . The place is 40 kilometers east of Chaumont .
history
Choiseul is the place of origin of the Choiseul family , who acquired the title of Duke of Choiseul and Duke of Praslin in the Ancien Régime . Its location on the border between France and the Empire gave Choiseul, and above all its castle on the Saint-Nicolas hill dominating Bassigny , of strategic importance. The castle was razed in 1573 after Huguenots had fled there . In 1665 Choiseul was elevated to a duchy and a peerage .
Historically, Choiseul was part of the Bailliage de Langres within the province of Champagne . The place belonged from 1793 to 1801 to the District Bourmont. It was also part of the canton of Meuvy from 1793 to 1801 and was the capital of the canton of Clefmont from 1801 to 2015 .
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| year | 1806 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 415 | 143 | 155 | 138 | 123 | 101 | 81 | 81 | 92 |
Attractions
- Only the moats remain of the castle on Saint Nicolas Hill.
- The Church of Notre-Dame-en-son-Assomption was expanded in the 15th and 16th centuries ( Monument historique )
- The castle probably dates from the 17th century (private property).
- The Notre-Dame de Pitié chapel (1702)
- The communal lavoir and the village fountain that is well worth seeing
