Chaumard
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| Coordinates: 47°08′43″N 3°54′46″E / 47.1453°N 3.9128°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) |
| Canton | Château-Chinon |
| Intercommunality | CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Billard[1] |
Area 1 | 16.15 km2 (6.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 196 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chaumardois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58068 /58120 |
| Elevation | 277–597 m (909–1,959 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chaumard (French pronunciation: [ʃomaʁ]) is a rural commune in the eastern part of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France.[3] It is located within Morvan Regional Natural Park, encompassing part of the artificial Lac de Pannecière.[4]
On 31 July 1944 amid World War II and the German occupation of France, 22 members of the French Resistance were killed by German soldiers during a raid in the Bois de Chaumard, a local forest in which they were hiding.[5]
