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Châlons-en-Champagne

commune in Marne, France
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Summary

Châlons-en-Champagne is a commune of France[1]. Châlons-en-Champagne ranks in the top 0.55% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,877 views/month, #171 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne[3], canton of Châlons-en-Champagne-4[4], Marne[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Marne[7]
  • Head of government: Benoist Apparu[8]
  • Shares border with: L'Épine[9], Compertrix[10], Fagnières[11], Saint-Martin-sur-le-Pré[12], Saint-Memmie[13], Sarry[14]
  • Twinned administrative body: Mirabel[15], Neuss[16], Ilkeston[17], Wittenberge[18], Bobo-Dioulasso[19], Razgrad[20]
  • Postal code: 51000[21]
  • Commons category: Châlons-en-Champagne[22]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[23], UTC+02:00[24]
  • Archives at: archives municipales de Châlons-en-Champagne[25]
  • Significant event: Battle of the Maureaco Fields[26]
  • Official website: https://www.chalonsenchampagne.fr/[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Châlons-en-Champagne[28]
  • Commons gallery: Châlons-en-Champagne[29]
  • Email address: mailto:mairie@chalonsenchampagne.fr[30]
  • Population: 44,899[31], 45,268[32], 46,288[33], 44,753[34], 44,246[35], 50,764[36], 52,275[37], 51,137[38], 48,423[39], 47,339[40], 46,184[41], 45,153[42], 44,379[43], 44,336[44]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Cités en Champagne[45]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Châlons-en-Champagne[46]
  • Phone number: +33-3-26-69-38-38[47]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[48], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[50], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[51], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[52], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[53], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[54]
  • Capital of: Marne[55], Champagne-Ardenne[56], arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne[57], canton of Châlons-en-Champagne-3[58], canton of Châlons-en-Champagne-4[59], canton of Châlons-en-Champagne-2[60]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Châlons-en-Champagne include Châlons Vatry Airport[61], an airport[62], in France[63].

Why It Matters

Châlons-en-Champagne has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Châlons-en-Champagne is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

Entities named for Châlons-en-Champagne include Châlons Vatry Airport[61], an airport[62], in France[63].

Related Entities

Adelbert von Chamisso Aïssa Mandi Bobo-Dioulasso Cabu Chalon-sur-Saône France John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Marne Nicolas Appert

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [7] ↑ . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
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  41. [43] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
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  45. [47] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  56. [58] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  58. [60] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 48.956666666667, 'lon': 4.3644444444444}
    Twinned administrative body → Mirabel, Neuss, Ilkeston +3
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Châlons-en-Champagne
    Head of government → Benoist Apparu
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