Châlons-en-Champagne
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Châlons-en-Champagne Notre-Dame-de-Vaux | |
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| Country | |
| Région | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Départment | Marne (préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Canton | Chief town of 4 cantons |
| INSEE | 51108 |
| Postal Code | 51000 |
| Mayor Current Term | Bruno Bourg-Broc 2001-2008 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Longitude | 04° 21' 54" E |
| Latitude | 48° 57' 27" N |
| Altitudes | average : 83 m minimum : maximum : |
| Area | 26.05 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 47,339 inhab. (1999) |
| Population Density | 1,817 inhab./km² |
Formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne, the city was officially renamed Châlons-en-Champagne in 1998. Not to be confused with Chalon-sur-Saône.
Châlons-en-Champagne is the préfecture (capital) of the Marne département, and the capital of the Champagne-Ardenne région.
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Châlons-en-Champagne was the birthplace of:
- David Blondel (1591-1655), Protestant clergyman
- Adolphe Willette (1857–1926), painter
- Xavier Bertrand (born 1965), politician
- Jacques Massu (1908 – 2002), Paratrooper General
- George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh (1778-1840), Diplomat and Fellow of the London Based Royal Society, nephew to British Prime minister George Canning(1770-1827),
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