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Chaam

Coordinates: 51°30′N 4°52′E / 51.500°N 4.867°E / 51.500; 4.867
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This article is about the Dutch village. For the Buddhist festival see Cham Dance
Chaam
Map
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNoord-Brabant
MunicipalityAlphen-Chaam
Population
 (1 January 2008)
3,831

Chaam (Dutch pronunciation: [kaːm]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, about 13 km southeast of Breda.

Chaam was a separate municipality until 1997, when it was merged with Alphen.[1]

Townhall
Catholic church: de kerk van de Sint Antonius Abt


Sport

Cycling

Chaam organises every year after the Tour de France the Acht van Chaam, a cycling criterium for professional cyclists.

References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

51°30′N 4°52′E / 51.500°N 4.867°E / 51.500; 4.867