Haute-Marne

American

[oht-marn] / oʊtˈmarn /

noun

a department in E France. 2,416 sq. mi. (6,255 sq. km). Chaumont.

Haute-Marne British

/ otmarn /

noun

a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Chaumont. Pop: 190 983 (2003 est). Area: 6257 sq km (2440 sq miles)

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"Protected or not, farmers will have the right to shoot to protect" their herds, Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard said on a visit to the northeastern department of Haute-Marne.

From Barron's

He died in 1970 and is buried in the village of Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises in the northern département of Haute-Marne.

From BBC

Not one voter in Brachay, in the Haute-Marne, opted for France's two main parties at the European elections.

From BBC

He was educated at the �cole des Chartes, and became successively keeper of the archives of the department of Haute-Marne and of the imperial archives at Paris under the empire.

From Project Gutenberg

Although the Department of Haute-Marne was included in the armistice, the commandant of Langres had refused to recognize the authority of his Government.

From Project Gutenberg

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