Fagnières
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Canton | Châlons-en-Champagne-1 | |
| Community association | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 58 ′ N , 4 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 77-122 m | |
| surface | 19.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,834 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 248 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51510 | |
| INSEE code | 51242 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-de-fagnieres.com/ | |
 Saint-Remi church with memorial to the dead |
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Fagnières is a French commune with 4,834 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region . Fagnières belongs to the arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne and the canton Châlons-en-Champagne-1 (until 2015: canton Châlons-en-Champagne-3 ). The inhabitants are called Fagnérot (e) s .
geography
The municipality is located in northeast France in the Champagne countryside . Fagnières is a banlieue in the west of Châlons-en-Champagne . The Marne flows on the northeastern edge of the municipality . Fagnières is surrounded by the municipalities of Recy in the north, Saint-Martin-sur-le-Pré in the northeast, Châlons-en-Champagne in the east, Compertrix in the south and Villers-le-Château in the west.
The A26 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
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| Residents | 1084 | 1319 | 2532 | 3425 | 4949 | 5046 | 4694 | 4735 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Remi church, built at the beginning of the 19th century with reconstructions from the mid-19th century
