La Cheppe

La Cheppe (French pronunciation: [la ʃɛp]) is a commune in the Marne department in the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. It is best known for being the place where Attila camped with his forces at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.

La Cheppe
Commune
Camp d'Attila (entrée principale à l'est)
Location of La Cheppe
La Cheppe Show map of France La Cheppe Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°03′02″N 4°30′07″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton	Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Intercommunality	Région de Suippes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marcel Bonnet[1]
Area 1	23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	326
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51147 /51600
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Marne department