Reims (; an aa spelt Rheims; French: [ʁɛ̃s][1]), a ceety in the Grand Est region o Fraunce, lies 129 km (80 mi) east-northeast o Paris. Foonded bi the Gauls, it acame a major ceety during the period o the Roman Empire.
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Reims |
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 Ceety haw (hôtel de ville) |
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Location within Grand Est region |
| Coordinates: 49°15′46″N 4°02′05″E |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
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| Region | Grand Est |
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| Depairtment | Marne |
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| Arrondissement | Reims |
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| Intercommunality | Reims |
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| Govrenment |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Adeline Hazan (PS) |
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| Area 1 | 46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi) |
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| Population (2008)2 | 188,078 |
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| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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| Elevation | 80–135 m (262–443 ft) |
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| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries.
2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. |
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