Chaumont-Porcien
Chaumont-Porcien is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
Chaumont-Porcien | |
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 Hermitage of St. Berthauld | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Chaumont-Porcien 
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  Chaumont-Porcien  Chaumont-Porcien | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′00″N 4°14′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Rethel |
| Canton | Signy-l'Abbaye |
| Intercommunality | Crêtes Préardennaises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Camus |
| Area 1 | 35.97 km2 (13.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 485 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08113 /08220 |
| Elevation | 100–240 m (330–790 ft) (avg. 137 m or 449 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 577 | — |
| 1968 | 625 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 569 | −9.0% |
| 1982 | 478 | −16.0% |
| 1990 | 479 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 473 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | 453 | −4.2% |
History
After his travel to the tumb of Jesus, in the 6th century, Berthauld (son of Irish's king), he travelled to France. When he arrived at the Chaumont-Porcien's forest (it no longer exists), he saw the "Bald Mount", called like this because there were no trees on it, whereas the forest covered all the landscapes. Berthauld became Saint Berthauld, because he spread the God's word in an 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".
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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