Chalons-en-Champagne
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City Hall of Châlons-en-Champagne
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 48°57′27″N 4°21′54″E / 48.9575°N 4.365°ECoordinates: 48°57′27″N 4°21′54″E / 48.9575°N 4.365°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Intercommunality | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
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| • 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) |
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| Website | http://www.chalons-en-champagne.net/ | |
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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. |
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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
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.
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