Rheims
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City hall (hôtel de ville)
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 49°15′46″N 4°02′05″E / 49.2628°N 4.0347°ECoordinates: 49°15′46″N 4°02′05″E / 49.2628°N 4.0347°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Reims | |
| Intercommunality | Reims | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2019) | Arnaud Robinet (LR) | |
| Area1 | 46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013)2 | 182,592 | |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51454 / 51100 | |
| Elevation | 80–135 m (262–443 ft) | |
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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.
Reims (/ˈriːmz/; also spelt Rheims; French: [ʁɛ̃s]), a city in the Grand Est region of France, lies 129 km (80 mi) east-northeast of Paris. The 2013 census recorded 182,592 inhabitants (Rémoises (feminine) and Rémois (masculine)) in the city of Reims proper (the commune), and 317,611 inhabitants in the metropolitan area (aire urbaine).
Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire. Reims played a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the crowning of the kings of France. The Cathedral of Reims (damaged by the Germans during the First World War but restored since) housed the Holy Ampulla (Sainte Ampoule) containing the Saint Chrême (chrism), allegedly brought by a white dove (the Holy Spirit) at the baptism of Clovis in 496. It was used for the anointing, the most important part of the coronation of French kings.
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