Châlons-en-Champagne

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Châlons-en-Champagne

Total population

43,877

Coordinates48.96°, 4.36°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Châlons-en-Champagne is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the department of Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Adelbert von Chamisso

German poet and botanist (1781–1838)

Pierre Dac

French humorist (1893-1975)

Xavier Bertrand

French politician

Étienne Œhmichen

French helicopter designer (1884–1955)

Pierre Richer de Belleval

French botanist (1558-1632)

Adrien Languillat

French missionary (1808–1878)

Emile Herbillon

French soldier, politician and officer (1794-1866)

David Blondel

French minister and theologian (1590–1655)

Jean Talon

first Intendant of New France

Jacques Foccart

French politician (1913-1997)

Antoine de Chézy

French engineer

Paul-Louis Carrière

Catholic bishop (1908-2008)

D

Damien Ledentu

French association football referee

Franck Gordon

French engineer, author of novels and essays in the 2000s

Jacques Massu

French general (1908–2002)

Nicholas of Clamanges

French philosopher and theologian

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Grand Est

• Sarry
  3.2 mi away · pop. 2,011
• Hans
  20.4 mi away · pop. 130
• Fère-Champenoise
  21.9 mi away · pop. 2,170
• Sainte-Menehould
  25.9 mi away · pop. 4,166
• Bétheny
  26.6 mi away · pop. 7,086
• Revigny-sur-Ornain
  29.7 mi away · pop. 2,702
• Bettancourt-la-Ferrée
  34.9 mi away · pop. 1,795
• Ancerville
  37.2 mi away · pop. 2,599
• Taizy
  39.3 mi away · pop. 103
• Brienne-le-Château
  39.6 mi away · pop. 2,738
• Feuges
  40.3 mi away · pop. 331
• Anglus
  42.2 mi away

Browse all places in Grand Est →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-26

Meal moth

Pyralis farinalis

Seen 2026-09-11

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-10

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-09-10

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Seen 2026-09-10

Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Seen 2026-09-07

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-09-05

Bloody-nosed Beetle

Timarcha tenebricosa

Seen 2026-09-04

Square-spot Rustic

Xestia xanthographa

Seen 2026-09-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Châlons-en-Champagne, sourced from Wikidata.

• Festival Furies

  festival

  circus and street theater festival

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Official Identifiers