Marne department

Marne
region	Grand Est
prefecture	Châlons-en-Champagne
Sub-prefecture (s)	Épernay Reims Sainte-Menehould Vitry-le-François
Residents	568,895 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	70 inhabitants per km²
surface	8,169.15 km²
Arrondissements	4th
Community associations	15th
Cantons	23
Communities	613
President of the Department Council	René-Paul Savary
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-51
Location of the department of Marne in the region Grand Est

The Marne [ maʀn ] department is the French department with serial number 51. It is located in the north-east of the country in the Grand Est region and was named after the Marne river . The department has 568,895 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The capital is Châlons-en-Champagne , the most culturally important city is Reims .

geography

The department is bordered by the Ardennes department to the north, the Meuse department to the east, the Haute-Marne department to the southeast, the Aube department to the south, the Seine-et-Marne department to the southwest and the Aisne department to the northwest .

The Champagne region is located in the Marne department and is world famous for the champagne produced there .

coat of arms

Blazon : "A silver bar in blue , bordered on both sides by a golden meander band ."

history

The Marne department was formed on March 4, 1790 from parts of the Champagne province . It originally consisted of the six districts of Châlons-sur-Marne , Épernay , Reims , Sainte-Menehould , Sézanne and Vitry-le-François . In 1800, the six districts became the five arrondissements Châlons-sur-Marne, Épernay, Reims, Sainte-Menehould and Vitry-le-François. From 1926 to 1940 the arrondissement of Sainte-Menehould was dissolved.

From 1960 to 2015 it was part of the Champagne-Ardenne region that became part of the Grand Est region in 2016 .

Cities

The most populous municipalities in the Marne department are:

city	Population (2017)	Arrondissement
Reims	182,460	Reims
Châlons-en-Champagne	44,753	Châlons-en-Champagne
Epernay	22,671	Epernay
Vitry-le-François	12,133	Vitry-le-François
Tinqueux	10,030	Reims
Betheny	6,971	Reims
Cormontreuil	6,524	Reims
Saint-Memmie	5.511	Châlons-en-Champagne
Fismes	5,487	Reims
Mourmelon-le-Grand	5,085	Châlons-en-Champagne

Administrative division

The Marne department is divided into 4 arrondissements , 23 cantons and 616 communes :

Communes and arrondissements in the Marne department

Arrondissement	Cantons	Communities	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE
Châlons-en-Champagne	5	150	109,418	2,612.31	42	511
Epernay	5	210	119.094	2,722.37	44	512
Reims	13	143	295.014	1,432.50	206	513
Vitry-le-François	2	110	45,369	1,401.97	32	514
Marne department	23	613	568,895	8,169.15	70	51

See also:

• List of communes in the Marne department
• List of cantons in the Marne department
• List of associations of municipalities in the Marne department

Web links

Commons : Département Marne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Département Marne (French)
• Prefecture of the Marne department (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ marne.fr ( Memento of the original from June 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 28, 2015  

Coordinates: 48 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 21'  E