Chamant

For the racehorse, see Chamant (horse).

Chamant (French pronunciation: [ʃamɑ̃]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

Chamant
Commune
The church in Chamant
Location of Chamant
Chamant Show map of France Chamant Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°13′14″N 2°36′42″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Senlis
Canton	Senlis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Charrier[1]
Area 1	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,031
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	60138 /60300
Elevation	57–117 m (187–384 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated about 50 km to the north of Paris, and just 2 km to the northeast of Senlis.

Literature

The town figured in the anti-Semitic novel The Jew of Chamant, published in 1898 by George H. D. Gossip under the pseudonym "Ivan Trepoff".

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.