Chaulnes

Chaulnes
Chaulnes
	Commune
	City hall
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Chaulnes Location within Hauts-de-France region Chaulnes
	Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°48′17″E / 49.8164°N 2.8047°ECoordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°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 (2001–2008)	Thierry Lineatte
Area1	8.46 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,922
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80186 /80320
Elevation	80–104 m (262–341 ft) ; (avg. 94 m or 308 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chaulnes is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Demography

Historical population of Chaulnes
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1471	1483	1550	1616	1785	1901	1922
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Culture

Chaulnes is noted for its cultural events, especially the heavy metal music festival Chaulnes Metal Fest (previously known as Killer Fest before 2008). Each year, more than 500 fans turn up to see and listen to bands like Obituary, Sodom, Rage or Nashville Pussy.

Personalities

Charles François Lhomond, grammarian and wit, born at Chaulnes 1727, died in Paris 1794.
The duchy of Chaulnes was established in 1621 for the Albert family.

Places and monuments

The statue of grammarian Lhomond, sculpted by Eugène-Louis Lequesne, in 1860, paid for by public subscription..

References

INSEE

External links

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