Chamant
Chamant is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
For the racehorse, see Chamant (horse).
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The church in Chamant | |
Location of Chamant | |
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Coordinates: 49°13′14″N 2°36′42″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Oise |
Arrondissement | Senlis |
Canton | Senlis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Charrier |
Area 1 | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 910 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 60138 /60300 |
Elevation | 57–117 m (187–384 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is situated about 50 km to the north of Paris, and just 2 km to the northeast of Senlis.
Literature
The town figured in the virulently anti-Semitic novel The Jew of Chamant, published in 1898 by George H. D. Gossip under the pseudonym "Ivan Trepoff".
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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