Chaum

This article is about the commune in France. For the cryptographer, see David Chaum.

Chaum
Coat of arms
Chaum
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Chaum
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Saint-Gaudens
Canton	Saint-Béat
Intercommunality	Canton de Saint-Béat
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	José Castell
Area1	5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	209
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	31139 / 31440
Elevation	468–1,680 m (1,535–5,512 ft) (avg. 475 m or 1,558 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chaum is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

It is situated on the former Route nationale 618, the "Route of the Pyrenees".

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	220	—
1968	255	+15.9%
1975	247	−3.1%
1982	212	−14.2%
1990	198	−6.6%
1999	193	−2.5%
2008	209	+8.3%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

• INSEE