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| Gargoyles of the Notre-Dame de L'Épine Basilica | |
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region
L'Épine
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Canton | Marson |
| Intercommunality | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Adam (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 100–171 m (330–561 ft) (avg. 156 m/512 ft) |
| Land area1 | 30.51 km2 (11.78 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 648 (1999) |
| - Density | 21 /km2 (54 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51231/ 51460 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
L'Épine is a commune in the Marne department in the Champagne-Ardenne region of north-eastern France.
It is located 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Châlons-en-Champagne and about 45 km (28 mi) south-east of Reims, on the route nationale N3.