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Theme Week Champagne – Châlons-en-Champagne

Thursday, 20 March 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union
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🔊 Listen to this Post Châlons-en-Champagne is the capital of both the department of Marne and the region of Champagne-Ardenne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims. Formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne, the city was officially renamed in 1998. It should not be confused with the Burgundian town of Chalon-sur-Saône.

The city was governed by bishops in the Middle Ages, what resulted in numerous religious buildings, including the Saint-Etienne Cathedral, Notre-Dame-en-Vaux and Saint-Jean. However, the spiritual dominion curtailed the bourgeoisie and thus the economic development of the city. The agricultural industry is still the most important economic sector to this day.

Châlons is conjectured to be the site of several battles including the Battle of Châlons fought in A. D. 274 between Roman Emperor Aurelian and Emperor Tetricus I of the Gallic Empire. The Catalaunian Fields was the site of the Battle of Châlons in 451 which turned back the westward advance of Attila.

The Camp de Mourmelon (formerly known as Camp de Châlons) is a military camp of circa 10,000 hectares located near Mourmelon-le-Grand 22 kilometres (14 miles) north. It was created at the behest of Napoleon III and opened 30 August 1857 during the Second French Empire. The initial purpose was simply for practising military manoeuvres, but it quickly turned into a showcase of the French Imperial Army, a theatrical propaganda display, where French citizens could meet the army and watch parades. Each year the camp was transformed into a town of tents and wooden chalets. The camp survived the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, but changed into a training camp and a departure point for troops engaging in overseas operations.

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