Châlons-en-Champagne

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Commune of Châlons-en-Champagne
Notre-Dame-de-Vaux
Location
Coordinates 48°57′27″N, 04°21′54″E
Administration
Country France
Région Champagne-Ardenne
Département Marne (préfecture)
Arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton Chief town of 4 cantons
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération de Châlons-en-Champagne
Mayor Bruno Bourg-Broc
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Land area¹ 26.05 km²
Population²
(1999)
47,339
 - Density (1999) 1,817/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 51108/ 51000
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Châlons-en-Champagne is a city and commune in France.

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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