Cycle Tour Maas und Rhein

Chaumont (Haute-Marne) ist eine Stadt im französischen Département Haute-Marne in der Region Grand Est (historische Region: Champagne-Ardenne). Sie ist Sitz der Präfektur des Départements.

Hintergrund

Chaumont liegt auf dem Plateau von Langres in der historischen Landschaft Bassigny oberhalb des Tals der Marne, zu der parallel der Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne (früher als Marne-Saône-Kanal bezeichnet) verläuft. Die Stadt geht auf eine Residenz der Karolinger zurück. Seit 1475 wird der Große Ablass (le Grand Pardon) begangen, der Zehntausende Besucher anzieht. 1617 wurde ein Jesuitenkolleg eingerichtet. Der Anschluss an das Eisenbahnnetz führte in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts zu einem Wirtschaftsaufschwung. Bei zwei Luftangriffen im Mai 1944 wurden zahlreiche Häuser zerstört. 1951 wurde ein Luftwaffenstützpunkt eingerichtet. Seit den 1970er Jahren kam es zu einem relativen wirtschaftlichen Niedergang.

Sehenswürdigkeiten

• ⊙Burg der Grafen der Champagne. 11./12. Jahrhundert; heute Justizpalast.
• ⊙Basilika Saint-Jean-Baptiste. 13./14. Jahrhundert.
• Lohgerbereien
• ⊙Jesuitenkapelle. Aus dem 18. Jahrhundert.
• ⊙Eisenbahnviadukt (viaduc de Chaumont) . Der 1857 eingeweihte Eisenbahnviadukt über das Tal der Suize ist mit 50 Bögen und einer Länge von 654 m der bedeutendste Viadukt aus Natursteinen in Westeuropa. 

Langres (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ɡʁ]) is a commune in northeastern France. It is a subprefecture of the department of Haute-Marne, in the region of Grand Est.

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As the capital of the Romanized Gallic tribe known as the Lingones, it was called Andematunnum, then Lingones, and now Langres.

A hilltop town, Langres was built on a limestone promontory of the same name. This stronghold was originally occupied by people of the tribe Lingones. At a later date the Romans fortified the town they called Andemantunum, located at a strategic crossroads of twelve Roman roads.

The first-century Triumphal Gate and the many artefacts exhibited in the museums are remnants of the town's Gallo-Roman history. After the period of invasions, the town prospered in the Middle Ages, due in part to the growing political influence of its bishops. The diocese covered Champagne, the Duchy of Burgundy, and Franche-Comté, and the bishops obtained the right to coin money in the ninth century and to name the military governor of the city in 927. The Bishop of Langres was a duke and peer of France. The troubled 14th and 15th centuries caused the town to strengthen its defenses, which still give the old city its fortified character, and Langres entered a period of royal tutelage. The Renaissance, which returned prosperity to the town, saw the construction of numerous fine civil, religious and military buildings that still stand today. In the 19th century, a "Vauban" citadel was added.

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Langres has a historic town center surrounded by defensive walls with a dozen towers and seven gates.

The cathedral of Saint-Mammès is a late 12th-century structure dedicated to Mammes of Caesarea, a 3rd-century martyr.

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