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Haute-Marne

department, France
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Haute-Marne is a department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France. Its capital is Chaumont, a town with a history dating back to a 10th-century castle. Chaumont was once a residence for the counts of Champagne and was the site of a significant treaty in 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars. Another notable town in Haute-Marne is Saint-Dizier, located on the Marne River. Historically, Saint-Dizier was known for its iron and bronze founding, and it also has a monument commemorating a resistance by Francis I in 1544. The department's economy includes light industry, manufacturing, and food processing.12

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