Magenta | |
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Coordinates: 49°03′10″N 3°57′58″E / 49.0528°N 3.9661°ECoordinates: 49°03′10″N 3°57′58″E / 49.0528°N 3.9661°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Marne |
Arrondissement | Épernay |
Canton | Ay |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Épernay-Pays de Champagne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Laurent Madeline |
Area1 | 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 1,788 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 51663 /51530 |
Website | http://www.ville-magenta.fr/Magenta/ |
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.
Magenta is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
In 1999 it had a population of 1,920. It was named after the 1859 Battle of Magenta, in present Italy.