Chaulnes

Chaulnes
City hall
Coat of arms
Chaulnes
Location within Picardy 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	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Chaulnes
Intercommunality	Haute Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Thierry Lineatte
Area^1	8.46 km^2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population ^2	1,922
• Density	230/km^2 (590/sq mi)
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 Picardy 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..

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Réseau des Bains de Mer

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chaulnes on the website of l'Institut géographique national
• L'histoire Chaulnes (plain text)
• Chaulnes on the website of Quid
• Chaulnes on a French map
• Chaulnes on Mapquest