Chaumont, France

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Chaumont, France is a historic town in northeastern France known for its role as the World War I headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus prefecture commune
commandedFrom by General John J. Pershing
linked to: John J. Pershing
country France
crossedBy Marne River
linked to: Marne
elevation approximately 300 metres
hasArea approximately 55 square kilometres
hasCulturalInstitution Musée de la Crèche de Chaumont
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Chaumont
hasDemonym Chaumontais
Chaumontaises
hasLandmark Basilica of Saint John the Baptist of Chaumont
Chaumont castle remains
Chaumont viaduct
linked to: Chaumont Viaduct

Donjon des Comtes de Champagne
Town Hall of Chaumont
hasMayor (office of mayor of Chaumont)
hasPopulation on the order of 20,000–30,000 inhabitants
hasRailwayStation Gare de Chaumont
hasTransportInfrastructure A5 motorway access nearby
historicalEvent served as main headquarters of AEF in World War I
hosts International Poster and Graphic Design Festival of Chaumont
inseeCode 52121
isPrefectureOf Haute-Marne department
linked to: Haute-Marne
isSubprefectureOf Chaumont arrondissement
knownFor World War I military history
railway viaduct architecture
locatedIn Haute-Marne department
linked to: Haute-Marne

northeastern France
locatedInHistoricalRegion Champagne
locatedInRegion Grand Est
locatedNear Langres plateau
linked to: Langres Plateau
locatedOn plateau above the Marne valley
partOf arrondissement of Chaumont
canton of Chaumont-1
canton of Chaumont-2
canton of Chaumont-3
postalCode 52000
regionCapitalRole prefectural seat of Haute-Marne
roleDuringWorldWarI headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces
timePeriodOfAefHeadquarters 1917–1919
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDst Central European Summer Time
twinnedWith Bad Nauheim, Germany
Ivrea, Italy
linked to: Ivrea

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
usedBy American Expeditionary Forces
United States Army

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Basilica of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Chaumont isInSettlement Chaumont, Haute-Marne
linked to: Chaumont, France
Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 basedIn Chaumont, Haute-Marne
linked to: Chaumont, France
Treaty of Chaumont signedNearby Chaumont, Haute-Marne, France
linked to: Chaumont, France