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| Department number: | 51 |
| Region: | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Prefecture: | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Subprefectures: | Épernay Reims Sainte-Menehould Vitry-le-François |
| Arrondissements: | 5 |
| Cantons: | 44 |
| Communes: | 619 |
| President of the General Council: | René-Paul Savary |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 38th |
| -1999 | 565,229 |
| Population density: | 69/km² |
| Land area¹: | 8162 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. 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 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 A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Châlons-en-Champagne is a city and commune in France. It is the administrative centre ( Préfecture) of both the département Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Épernay is a town and commune of northern France. Administration Épernay is a Sous-préfecture of the Marne Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern Sainte-Menehould is a town and commune of the Marne département, in northeastern France. Vitry-le-François is a commune of the Marne département, in France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 5 arrondissements of the Marne department are Arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne, ( prefecture of the Marne department The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 45 cantons of the Marne department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 620 communes of the Marne département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department. 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 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Marne is a River in France, a right Tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. The prefecture (capital) of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne (formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne). A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Châlons-en-Champagne is a city and commune in France. It is the administrative centre ( Préfecture) of both the département The subprefectures are Épernay, Reims, Sainte-Menehould, and Vitry-le-François. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Épernay is a town and commune of northern France. Administration Épernay is a Sous-préfecture of the Marne Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern Sainte-Menehould is a town and commune of the Marne département, in northeastern France. Vitry-le-François is a commune of the Marne département, in France.
The Champagne vineyards producing the world-famous sparkling wine are located within Marne. Champagne is a Sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle Secondary fermentation of Wine to effect Carbonation.
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History
Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was created from the province of Champagne. Champagne is a historic province in the northeast of France, best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name
Marne has a long association with the French Army. The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest The training ground of the Camp Militaire de Mailly straddles the border with the département of Aube in the south while that of the Camp de Mourmelon occupies a large area north of Châlons-en-Champagne. Châlons-en-Champagne is a city and commune in France. It is the administrative centre ( Préfecture) of both the département The smaller Camp de Moronvilliers lies to the east of Reims and the Camp Militaire de Suippes lies to the east of that. These are all on the chalk of the Champagne plateau, a feature comparable in geology but not size, with the British military training ground on Salisbury Plain. Salisbury Plain is a Chalk Plateau in central southern England covering.
- See also: Battles of the Marne
Geography
Marne is part of the region of Champagne-Ardenne and is surrounded by the departments of Ardennes, Meuse, Haute-Marne, Aube, Seine-et-Marne, and Aisne. 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 Ardennes is a department in the northeast part of France named after the Ardennes area Meuse (møːz is a department in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. Haute-Marne is a department in the northeast of France named after the Marne River. Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers and located in the Île-de-France region Aisne (ɛn is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.
Geologically, it divides into two distinct parts; the Upper Cretaceous chalk plain in the east and the more wooded and hilly Eocene and Oligocene in the west. Late Cretaceous (100mya - 65mya refers to the second half of the Cretaceous Period, named after the famous white Chalk cliffs of southern England Chalk (ʧɔːk is a soft white porous Sedimentary rock, a form of Limestone composed of the Mineral Calcite. The Eocene epoch (558 ± 02 - 339 ± 01 Ma) is a major division of the Geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Palaeogene period in The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene period and extends from about 33
Rivers draining the department include the Marne, Vesle, Ardre and Somme-Soude. The Marne is a River in France, a right Tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. The Vesle is a River of France, left tributary of the Aisne River. The Ardre is a fifth order river in France which flows into the Vesle (left tributary thence into the Aisne, Oise and Seine. Numerous other rivers, such as the Grande and the Petite Morin rise in the department but flow mainly in others. Conversely, the Aube joins the Seine in the department of Marne. The Aube is a River in France, right Tributary of the Seine. It is 248 km long The Seine (sɛn in French) is a slow flowing major River and commercial waterway within the regions of Île-de-France and Haute-Normandie
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Marnais.
Tourism
Reims, with its famous cathedral in which the kings of France were traditionally crowned, is a major attraction. Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern Other branches of tourism are provided by the bird reserve on the Lac du Der Chantecoq and the fishing lakes nearby. The Parc Régional de la Montagne de Reims is a major area of country recreation. In the west of the département there are many scenic routes to be explored as also are the several wine cellars of Épernay. Épernay is a town and commune of northern France. Administration Épernay is a Sous-préfecture of the Marne
See also
- Champagne Riots
- French wine
- Cantons of the Marne department
- Communes of the Marne department
- Arrondissements of the Marne department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General Council website
- (English) Marne at the Open Directory Project
- (English)/(French) Official Tourist Board
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