Fère-Champenoise

Fère-Champenoise (French pronunciation: [fɛʁ ʃɑ̃p(ə)nwaz]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It was the site of the Battle of Fère-Champenoise in March 1814.

Fère-Champenoise
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Fère-Champenoise
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Coordinates: 48°45′15″N 3°59′29″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Épernay
Canton	Vertus-Plaine Champenoise
Intercommunality	Sud Marnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Gorisse[1]
Area 1	65.89 km2 (25.44 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,181
• Density	33.10/km2 (85.73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51248 /51230
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,252	—
1975	2,544	+1.76%
1982	2,518	−0.15%
1990	2,362	−0.80%
1999	2,293	−0.33%
2007	2,310	+0.09%
2012	2,285	−0.22%
2017	2,145	−1.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Marne department
• Fershampenuaz, a village in Russia, named after the 1814 battle.