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Commune in Grand Est, France
Chaumont-Porcien
Commune
Hermitage of St. BerthauldHermitage of St. Berthauld
Coat of arms of Chaumont-PorcienCoat of arms
Location of Chaumont-Porcien
Chaumont-Porcien is located in FranceChaumont-PorcienChaumont-PorcienShow map of FranceChaumont-Porcien is located in Grand EstChaumont-PorcienChaumont-PorcienShow map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°39′00″N 4°14′52″E / 49.65°N 4.2478°E / 49.65; 4.2478
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementRethel
CantonSigny-l'Abbaye
IntercommunalityCrêtes Préardennaises
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Camus
Area35.97 km (13.89 sq mi)
Population509
 • Density14/km (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code08113 /08220
Elevation100–240 m (330–790 ft)
(avg. 137 m or 449 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chaumont-Porcien (French pronunciation: [ʃomɔ̃ pɔʁsjɛ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962577—    
1968625+8.3%
1975569−9.0%
1982478−16.0%
1990479+0.2%
1999473−1.3%
2008453−4.2%

History

After his travel to the tomb of Jesus, in the 6th century, Berthauld, son of an Irish king, travelled to France. When he arrived at the forest of Chaumont-Porcien (which no longer exists), he saw the "Bald Mount", called like this because there were no trees on it, whereas the forest covered all the rest of the landscape. Berthauld became Saint-Berthauld, because he spread the God's word in a pagan area. After his dead, an abbey was built. Destroyed many times, there is nothing left. Thanks to Isidore Fressancourt, a chapel was built in 1876, on the "Bald Mount", still standing, and a way to discover histories and legends of "Porcien".

See also

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.
Communes of the Ardennes department


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