Chaumont-en-Vexin
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Beauvais | |
| Canton | Chaumont-en-Vexin (main town) | |
| Community association | Vexin Thelle | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 16 ' N , 1 ° 53' E | |
| height | 57-144 m | |
| surface | 18.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,269 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 176 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 60240 | |
| INSEE code | 60143 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-chaumont-en-vexin.com/ | |
Chaumont-en-Vexin is a French municipality with 3269 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Beauvais and is the capital of the canton of Chaumont-en-Vexin .
geography
Chaumont-en-Vexin is located on the Troësne , about 30 kilometers from Beauvais and ten kilometers from Gisors .
history
Lords of Chaumont were:
- Walo II of Chaumont-en-Vexin (* 1060, † 1098), constable of the French King Philip I of France
- Hugo I the Younger (1057–1101), Count of Vermandois and Valois , Lord of Chaumont-en-Vexin
- William of Vermandois, lord of Chaumont-en-Vexin around 1120
Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Chaumont-en-Vexin
Town twinning
Chaumont-en-Vexin has had a partnership with the German municipality of Bad Zwesten in the Schwalm-Eder district since 1986 .
Personalities
- Agnès Le Brun (* 1961), French politician
Web links
Commons : Chaumont-en-Vexin - collection of images, videos and audio files
