The Suize viaduct
A long masonry railway viaduct crosses the Suize valley on the town's edge. On the map it is one confident straight line cutting across the curving contours of the valley.
Minimalist map poster · France
48.1112° N / 5.1413° E
A hilltop old town on a narrow spur between two valleys, crossed at one side by a long railway viaduct

One city, five moods
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The map
Chaumont sits on a limestone promontory above the meeting of the Marne and the Suize. From above, the old town is a tight, irregular cluster of streets on the high ground. The valleys fall away on either side, and the newer districts spread across the plateau and down the slopes. The shape is easy to read: a town built for its commanding position, with the rivers marking its edges.
The best-known feature on the map is the railway viaduct, opened in the mid-nineteenth century. It carries the Paris–Mulhouse line across the Suize valley on several levels of stone arches. On paper it shows as a single straight stroke. As prefecture of Haute-Marne, Chaumont also has the administrative grid of a French departmental seat, with boulevards following the lines of the old fortifications.
Chaumont has long been linked to graphic design and has hosted an international poster festival for decades, which gives a Chaumont map poster a certain logic. In black and white, the promontory, the two river valleys and the straight line of the viaduct make a clear composition. The dense core, the looser outer streets and the open valley floors each come through in a different tone.
A long masonry railway viaduct crosses the Suize valley on the town's edge. On the map it is one confident straight line cutting across the curving contours of the valley.
The historic centre fills the top of a spur between two rivers. Its compact, uneven street pattern stands out clearly against the more open districts around it.
Two valleys frame the town and meet below it. Their soft curves give the composition natural borders on the east and west.
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Why Chaumont
People hang Chaumont for a hometown, a student year, or a stop on a trip through Champagne and Lorraine. Some simply like a town where design has a public place. The hilltop plan and the viaduct make it a strong print even for people who have never been there.
You can change the title and subtitle, and set the coordinates line to a point that matters to you. Choose from five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The file comes as a 300 DPI PNG and a print-ready PDF in six sizes.
Order the Chaumont poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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