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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Épernay |
| Canton | Ay |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Épernay-Pays de Champagne |
| Mayor | Laurent Madeline (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,788 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,843 /km2 (4,770 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51663/ 51530 |
| Website | http://www.ville-magenta.fr/Magenta/ |
| 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. | |
Magenta is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
As of 1999, it had a population of 1920. It was named after the 1859 Battle of Magenta, in present Italy.