Châlons-en-Champagne | |
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Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Marne |
No. of communes | 46 |
Established | 1 January 2000 |
Seat | Châlons-en-Champagne |
Government | |
• President | Bruno Bourg-Broc (Union for a Popular Movement) |
Area | |
• Total | 810.35 km2 (312.88 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 82,581 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Coordinates: 48°58′N 4°22′E / 48.96°N 4.37°E
Châlons Agglo, formally the communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne, is a communauté d'agglomération around Châlons-en-Champagne in the French department of Marne in the region of Grand Est. It was formed in January 2000 from the previous district de Châlons-en-Champagne, which consisted of 9 communes. In 2014 it was expanded to 38 communes, when it was merged with the three communautés de communes of l'Europort, Jâlons, and la Région de Condé-sur-Marne, except that Pocancy in Jâlons joined the communauté de communes de la Région de Vertus (the three communautés de communes were respectively named after Vatry Europort, Jâlons, and Condé-sur-Marne). In January 2017, the 8 communes of the former communauté de communes de la Région de Mourmelon joined the communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne.