Haute-Marne
Sign in to saveHaute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2023, it had a population of 168,331.
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Haute-Marne is a department (administrative division) located in northeastern France's Grand Est region, named after the Marne river and governed from its capital city, Chaumont. With a population of around 168,000 people as of 2023, it is a rural area that forms part of France's regional administrative structure.
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Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2023, it had a population of 168,331.
==History== Haute-Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Champagne, Burgundy, Lorraine and Franche-Comté.