Марна: департамент Франции и регион Шампань.

Department of France

Marne (maʁn) is a department in the Grand Est region of France. It is named after the river Marne which flows through it. The prefecture (capital) of Marne is Châlons en Champagne (formerly known as Châlons sur Marne). The subprefectures are Épernay, Reims, and Vitry le François. It had a population of 566,855 in 2019. The Champagne vineyards producing the eponymous sparkling wine are in Marne.

The department is named after the Marne, which was called Matrona in Roman times.

Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the province of Champagne. Marne has a long association with the French Army. The training ground of the Camp Militaire de Mailly straddles the border with the département of Aube in the south while that of the Camp de Mourmelon occupies a large area north of Châlons en Champagne. The smaller Camp de Moronvilliers lies to the east of Reims and the Camp Militaire de Suippes lies to the east of that. These are all located on the chalk grounds of the Champagne plateau, a feature comparable in geology but not size, with the British military training ground on Salisbury Plain. The Battles of the Marne, where the British and French fought against Germany during World War I, took place here.

Marne is part of the region of Grand Est and is surrounded by the departments of Ardennes, Meuse, Haute Marne, Aube, Seine et Marne, and Aisne. Geologically, it divides into two distinct parts; the Upper Cretaceous chalk plain in the east and the more wooded and hilly Eocene and Oligocene in the west. Rivers draining the department include the Marne, Vesle, Ardre and Somme Soude. Numerous other rivers, such as the Grande and the Petite Morin rise in the department but flow mainly in others. Conversely, the Aube joins the Seine in the department of Marne.

The president of the Departmental Council is Christian Bruyen, elected in 2017.

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%2nd Place CandidateParty% 2022 Emmanuel Macron LREM 52.10 Marine Le Pen FN 47.90 2017 Emmanuel Macron LREM 57.01 Marine Le Pen FN 42.99 2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 55.31 François Hollande PS 44.69 2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 59.20 Ségolène Royal PS 40.80 2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 54.53 Lionel Jospin PS 45.47

Reims, with its cathedral in which the kings of France were traditionally crowned, is a major attraction. Others include the bird reserve on the Lake Der Chantecoq and the fishing lakes nearby. The Parc Naturel Régional de la Montagne de Reims is a major area of country recreation. In the west of the département there are many scenic routes as also are the several wine cellars of Épernay.