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Haute-Marne
French department / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haute-Marne is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marner river. It is in the Grand Est region and its prefecture (capital) is the city of Chaumont.
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Haute-Marne | |
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![]() Prefecture building of the Haute-Marne department, in Chaumont | |
![]() Location of Haute-Marne in France | |
Coordinates: 48°05′N 05°15′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Département | 4 March 1790 |
Prefecture | Chaumont |
Subprefectures | Langres, Saint-Dizier |
Government | |
• President | Bruno Sido |
Area | |
• Total | 6,210.6 km2 (2,397.9 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 180,673 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-52 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 17 |
Communes | 427 |
Website | Haute-Marne Council |
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