Chaulnes
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Chaulnes | |
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Coordinates:49°48′59″N2°48′17″E/ 49.8164°N 2.8047°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Ham |
Intercommunality | CC Terre de Picardie |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Thierry Linéatte[1] |
Area 1 | 8.46 km2(3.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,986 |
• Density | 230/km2(610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80186/80320 |
Elevation | 80–104 m (262–341 ft) (avg. 94 m or 308 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chaulnes(French pronunciation:[ʃo(l)n];Picard:Chonne) is acommunein theSommedepartmentinHauts-de-Francein northernFrance.
Geography
[edit]Chaulnes lies in the eastern part of the Somme department, 13 km north ofRoye.TheChaulnes stationis served by local trains between Amiens and Laon.
Demography
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,483 | — |
1975 | 1,550 | +0.63% |
1982 | 1,616 | +0.60% |
1990 | 1,785 | +1.25% |
1999 | 1,901 | +0.70% |
2007 | 1,936 | +0.23% |
2012 | 1,959 | +0.24% |
2017 | 2,083 | +1.24% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Culture
[edit]Chaulnes is noted for its cultural events, especially the heavy metal music festivalChaulnes Metal Fest(previously known asKiller Festbefore 2008). Each year, more than 500 fans turn up to see and listen to bands likeObituary,Sodom,RageorNashville Pussy.
Personalities
[edit]- Charles François Lhomond,grammarian and wit, born at Chaulnes 1727, died in Paris 1794.
- Theduchy of Chaulneswas established in 1621 for the Albert family.
Places and monuments
[edit]- The statue of grammarian Lhomond, sculpted byEugène-Louis Lequesne,in 1860, paid for by public subscription..
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
External links
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