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Marne | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Pr%C3%A9fecture_de_la_Marne_(51).jpg) Prefecture building of the Marne department, in Châlons-en-Champagne | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Marne-Position.svg) Location of Marne in France | |
| Coordinates: 49°00′N 04°15′E / 49.000°N 4.250°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Prefecture | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Subprefectures | Épernay Reims Vitry-le-François |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Christian Bruyen[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,162 km2 (3,151 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 565,292 |
| • Rank | 45th |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 51 |
| Arrondissements | 4 |
| Cantons | 23 |
| Communes | 613 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
Marne (French pronunciation: [maʁn]) is a department in the Grand Est region of France. It is named after the river Marne which flows through it. The prefecture (capital) of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne (formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne). The subprefectures are Épernay, Reims, and Vitry-le-François. It had a population of 566,855 in 2019.[3]
The Champagne vineyards producing the eponymous sparkling wine are in Marne.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales en vigueur à compter du 1er janvier 2022 Arrondissements - cantons - communes: 51 Marne" (PDF). Recensement de la population. INSEE. December 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on Mar 8, 2023.