Châlons-en-Champagne
commune in Marne, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Châlons-en-Champagne is a commune in the Marne department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France. It is the préfecture (capital) of the department.
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Châlons-en-Champagne | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 48°57′27″N 4°21′54″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Marne |
Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne |
Canton | Châlons-en-Champagne-1, 2 and 3 |
Intercommunality | CA Châlons-en-Champagne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Benoist Apparu[1] |
Area 1 | 26.05 km2 (10.06 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 45,002 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 51108 /51000 |
Elevation | 82–84 m (269–276 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
Website | Official website |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Even if Châlons-en-Champagne is the capital of the department, it is only the second largest city in population after Reims. It should not be confused with Chalon-sur-Saône, a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.