Rilly-la-Montagne () is one of the

Communes of the Marne department The following is a list of the 613 communes in the French department of Marne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. The railway tunnel in the area was used as a

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storage depot.

Rilly-la-Montagne station Rilly-la-Montagne station (French language, French: ''Gare de Rilly-la-Montagne'') is a railway station in the Communes of France, commune of Rilly-la-Montagne, Marne (department), Marne department, northern France. It is situated at kilometric p ...

has rail connections to

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

and

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. Éperna ...

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Football Club Rilly la Montagne
Rillylamontagne V-weapon subterranea {{Marne-geo-stub

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