*** Welcome to piglix ***

Châlons-en-Champagne

Châlons-en-Champagne
City Hall of Châlons-en-Champagne
City Hall of Châlons-en-Champagne
Coat of arms of Châlons-en-Champagne
Coat of arms
Châlons-en-Champagne is located in France
Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne
Coordinates: 48°57′27″N 4°21′54″E / 48.9575°N 4.365°E / 48.9575; 4.365Coordinates: 48°57′27″N 4°21′54″E / 48.9575°N 4.365°E / 48.9575; 4.365
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Marne
Arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne
Intercommunality Châlons-en-Champagne
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Bruno Bourg-Broc
Area1 26.05 km2 (10.06 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 47,339
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 51108 / 51000
Elevation 82–84 m (269–276 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
Website http://www.chalons-en-champagne.net/

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châlons-en-Champagne (French pronunciation: ​[ʃa.lɔ̃.ɑ̃.ʃɑ̃.paɲ] or [ʃɑ.lɔ̃.ɑ̃.ʃɑ̃.paɲ]) is a city in France. It is the capital of both the department of Marne and the region of Champagne-Ardenne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims.

Formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne, the city was officially renamed in 1998. It should not be confused with the Burgundian town of Chalon-sur-Saône.

Châlons is conjectured to be the site of several battles including the Battle of Châlons fought in A. D. 274 between Roman Emperor Aurelian and Emperor Tetricus I of the Gallic Empire. The Catalaunian Fields was the site of the battle of Châlons in 451 which turned back the westward advance of Attila. A sign to pointing toward Châlons-sur-Marne is briefly seen in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown during the World War I flying ace scene.

Cloister Notre-Dame-en-Vaux

Hôtel de Ville

Old Town of Châlons

Châlons Cathedral

Interior view of Saint-Alpin (1907).


The Gare de Châlons-en-Champagne railway station is served by the TGV network with service to and from Paris Gare de l'Est. Other destinations are Reims, Saint-Dizier, Nancy, Bar-le-Duc and Verdun. Additionally, Châlons is connected with the Champagne-TGV station, near Reims, with high speed trains going to Lille, Nantes, Rennes and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.


...
Wikipedia

...