Haute-Marne department

Haute-Marne
region	Grand Est
prefecture	Chaumont
Sub-prefecture (s)	Langres Saint-Dizier
Residents	175,640 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	28 inhabitants per km²
surface	6,211.88 km²
Arrondissements	3
Community associations	9
Cantons	17th
Communities	426
President of the Department Council	Nicolas Lacroix
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-52
Location of the Haute-Marne in the region Grand Est

The Haute-Marne [ otˈmaʀn ] department is the French department with serial number 52. It is located in the north-east of the country in the Grand Est region - before 2016 Champagne-Ardenne - and is named after the river Marne .

geography

The department is bordered to the north by the departments of Marne and Meuse , to the east by the department of Vosges , in the southeast of the department of Haute-Saône , in the southwest of the department of Côte-d'Or and the west by the department of Aube .

history

The department was formed on March 4, 1790 mainly from parts of the Champagne province , some areas in the southwest belonged to Burgundy before .

From 1960 to 2015, the department was part of the Champagne-Ardenne region , which in 2016 became part of the Grand Est region.

coat of arms

Description : A silver pole in blue accompanied by golden meanders on both sides.

Cities

The most populous communes in the Haute-Marne department are:

city	Population (2017)	Arrondissement
Saint-Dizier	24,012	Saint-Dizier
Chaumont	21,945	Chaumont
Langres	7,731	Langres

Administrative division

The Haute-Marne department is divided into 3 arrondissements , 17 cantons and 428 communes :

Communes and arrondissements in the Haute-Marne department

Arrondissement	Cantons	Communities	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE
Chaumont	8th	158	63,357	2,476.51	26th	521
Langres	5	157	43,597	2,163.90	20th	522
Saint-Dizier	8th	111	68,686	1,571.47	44	523
Haute-Marne department	17th	426	175,640	6,211.88	28	52

See also:

• List of communes in the Haute-Marne department
• List of cantons in the Haute-Marne department
• List of associations of municipalities in the Haute-Marne department

Web links

Commons : Haute-Marne department  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Haute-Marne department (French)
• Prefecture of the Haute-Marne department (French)

Individual evidence

Coordinates: 48 ° 6 '  N , 5 ° 8'  E