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Communauté D'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux Et Plaine De Champagne
Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne is the '' communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Épernay. It is located in the Marne department, in the Grand Est region, northeastern France. Created in 2017, its seat is in Épernay.CA Epernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne (N° SIREN : 200067684) BANATIC. Retrieved 21 November 2022. Its area is 586.9 km2. Its population was 47,514 in 2019, of which 22,433 in Épernay proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Épernay
Épernay () is a commune in the Marne department of northern France, 130 km north-east of Paris on the mainline railway to Strasbourg. The town sits on the left bank of the Marne at the extremity of the Cubry valley which crosses it. Épernay is a sub-prefecture of the department and seat of an arrondissement. History Épernay () belonged to the archbishops of Reims from the 5th until the 10th century, when it came into the possession of the counts of Champagne. It was badly damaged during the Hundred Years' War, and was burned by Francis I in 1544. It resisted Henry of Navarre in 1592, and Marshal Biron fell in the attack which preceded its eventual capture. In 1642 it was, along with Château-Thierry, named as a duchy and assigned to the duc de Bouillon. Population Main sights In the central and oldest quarter of the town, the streets are narrow and irregular; the surrounding suburbs, however, are modern and more spacious, with La Folie to the East, for examp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
