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Coordinates: 48°57′27″N 4°21′54″E / 48.9575, 4.365

Commune of Châlons-en-Champagne
Notre-Dame-en-Vaux

Location
Châlons-en-Champagne (France)
Châlons-en-Champagne
Administration
CountryFrance
RegionChampagne-Ardenne
DepartmentMarne (préfecture)
ArrondissementChâlons-en-Champagne
CantonChief town of 4 cantons
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne
MayorBruno Bourg-Broc
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation83 m (avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 26 regions of France. history and geogaphyChampagne-Ardenne is a region located in the northeast of France bordering Belgium In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne is an arrondissement of France located in the Marne département, in the Champagne-Ardenne The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. )
Land area¹26. 05 km²
Population²
(1999)		47,339
 - Density1,817/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code51108/ 51000
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2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E
France

Châlons-en-Champagne is a city and commune in France. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It is the administrative centre (préfecture) of both the département of Marne and the région of Champagne-Ardenne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 26 regions of France. history and geogaphyChampagne-Ardenne is a region located in the northeast of France bordering Belgium Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern

Formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne, the city was officially renamed in 1998. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) It should not be confused with the Burgundian town of Chalon-sur-Saône. Not to be confused with Châlons-en-Champagne, formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne

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Diocese

Main article: Diocese of Châlons

The city is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Châlons. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". [1][2][3]

History

Châlons is conjectured to be the site of the Catalaunian Fields in which the battle of Chalons, 451AD, turned back the westward advance of Attila.

Twinning

Transport

Châlons is served by the TGV network with service to and from Paris Gare de l'Est. The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service See also Gare de l'Est (Paris Métro The fr '''Gare de l'Est''' (" East station " in English) is one of the six large SNCF termini Additionally, Châlons is connected with the Champagne-TGV station, near Reims, with high speed trains going to Lille, Nantes or Paris Airport (Charles de Gaulle). Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French in the Paris area is

Châlons is located at the intersection of two major axes:

Châlons is also served by an international airport devoted to shipping (Chalons Vatry Airport [1]), ranking third in France with almost 60,000 tonnes of freight which pass through each year.

Local transportation is provided by SITAC BUS buses.

Education

University level

Main sights

Some Roman parts of the first cathedral built in the 12th Century still remain. Nevertheless, it was mainly rebuilt in Gothic style. The west frontage (baroque style) and the two close spans were added in the XVIIth centuty.

Notre Dame en Vaux is part of the UNESCO World Heritage. Built between 1157 and 1217, that collegiate church had a cloister. It was a place of pilgrimage in the XIIth century.

Perhaps the oldest church of the city, Saint-Alpin church was rebuilt around 1170 in Gothic style, but still marked by the Roman style.

Frontage representative of the neo-classic period of the end of the XVIIIth century. The steps of that building are procteted by four stoned lions. In fact, the American Unknown Soldier was designated there in 1921.

Called Porte Dauphine in the past, that gate was one of the entries of the city. It was dedicated to Marie-Antoinette when she came in Châlons (she was going to Paris to marry king Louis XVI).

Today Prefecture of the Champagne-Ardenne region and Prefecture of the Marne. A part of the buildings and the main courtyard were built in the 18th C.

That old town circus, completed in 1899, is sheltering the Centre National des Arts du Cirque (CNAC).


Sport

Miscellaneous

Châlons-en-Champagne was the birthplace of:

Châlons-en-Champagne was the death location of:


Comedian Eddie Izzard mentions Châlons-en-Champagne (at the time known as Châlons-sur-Marne) on his comedy album Definite Article, as part of a comedy routine wherein he tells the story of a foreign exchange to Châlons-sur-Marne he took part in. David Blondel ( 1591 - April 6, 1655) was a French Protestant clergyman historian and classical scholar Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Jean Talon Comte d'Orsainville (1625 baptised 8 January 1626 &ndash November 1694 was a French colonial administrator who was the first and most New France was governed by three rulers the governor, the bishop and the Intendant, all appointed by the King and sent from France Nicolas Appert (1749 - 1841 born in Châlons en Champagne was the French inventor of airtight food preservation Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Adolphe-Léon Willette ( July 31 1857 &ndash1926 was a French painter, Illustrator, Caricaturist, and Lithographer Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. Xavier Bertrand (born March 21, 1965 in Châlons-sur-Marne, Marne) is a French politician Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Jacques Émile Massu ( 5 May, 1908 &ndash 26 October, 2002) was a French general who fought in World War II, First Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Paratroopers are Soldiers trained in Parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. George Canning 1st Baron Garvagh FRS ( 15 November 1778 – 20 August 1840) was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 George Canning (11 April 1770 &ndash 8 August 1827 was a British statesman and Politician who served as Foreign Secretary and is at present the shortest serving Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Clyde Fitch ( May 2 1865 - September 4 1909) was an American Dramatist.

See also

References

  1. ^ Diocese of Châlons from catholic-hierarchy.org
  2. ^ Official web site (in French}]
  3. ^ Châlons-sur-Marne - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  4. ^ Ilkeston Twinning Association
  5. ^ Neuss sister city link page

External links

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