Sainte-Menehould
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Commune of Sainte-Menehould |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
Department | Marne (sous-préfecture) |
Arrondissement | Sainte-Menehould |
Mayor | Bertrand Courot (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Population¹ (1999) |
4,979 |
Miscellaneous | |
Postal code | 51800 |
1 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sainte-Menehould is a town and commune of the Marne département, in northeastern France. It was important in the Champagne Riots. The town and its several restaurants pride themselves on serving a local specialty called pied de cochon or pig's trotters.1