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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.
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Troyes
thumb|upright=1.3|Troyes altarpiece (detail) Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France and the prefecture of the Ardennes department, in the Grand Est region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse.
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Châlons-en-Champagne
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.
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Sedan
commune in Ardennes, France
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Provins
Provins () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and importance throughout the Middle Ages as an economic center and a host of annual trading fairs, Provins became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.
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Meaux
Meaux () is a commune on the river Marne in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is east-northeast of the centre of Paris.
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Château-Thierry
Château-Thierry (; Picard: Catieu-Thierry) is a French commune situated in the department of the Aisne, in the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, and in the historic Province of Champagne.
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Chaumont
commune in Haute-Marne, France
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Langres
Langres () is a commune in northeastern France. It is a subprefecture of the department of Haute-Marne, in the region of Grand Est.
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Sens
thumb|270px|Inside the Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens|cathedral of Sens, [[Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, ]]
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Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier () is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
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Épernay
Épernay () is a commune in the Marne department of northern France, 130 km (80 miles) 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.
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Rethel
Rethel () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture and third-most important city and economic center in the department. It is situated on the river Aisne, near the northern border of Champagne and 37 km from Reims.
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Vouziers
Vouziers () is a commune of the Ardennes department, northern France.
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Bar-sur-Aube
Bar-sur-Aube (, literally Bar on Aube) is a commune and a sub-prefecture in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of France.
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Sainte-Menehould
Sainte-Menehould ( or ) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It was the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Sainte-Menehould until its abolition in April 2017.
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Rocroi
Rocroi () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
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Champagne
historic province in the northeast of France
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Nogent-sur-Seine
Nogent-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. The headquarters of The Soufflet Group is located here, as is the Musée Camille Claudel. The large Nogent Nuclear Power Plant is also located here.
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Lagny-sur-Marne
Lagny-sur-Marne (; 'Lagny-on-Marne') is a commune in the eastern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in Île-de-France, from the centre of Paris (25 minutes by train from Gare de l'Est).
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Chablis
Chablis () is a town and commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
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Vitry-le-François
Vitry-le-François () is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France. It is located on the river Marne and is the western terminus of the Marne–Rhine Canal. Vitry-le-François station has rail connections to Paris, Reims, Strasbourg, Metz, Dijon and several regional destinations.
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Fère-en-Tardenois
Fère-en-Tardenois (, literally Fère in Tardenois) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Tonnerre
commune in Yonne, France
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Joigny
Joigny () is a commune in the Yonne département in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
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Bourbonne-les-Bains
Bourbonne-les-Bains () is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France in the region Grand Est. It is situated on the river Apance, 32 km north-east of Langres.
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Vix
commune in Côte-d'Or, France
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Recey-sur-Ource
Recey-sur-Ource () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
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Quincy-le-Vicomte
Quincy-le-Vicomte () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
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Til-Châtel
Til-Châtel () is a commune of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
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Vaucouleurs
Vaucouleurs () is a commune in the Meuse department, northeastern France. It is situated on the river Meuse, approximately from Toul and Commercy.
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Joinville
commune in Haute-Marne, France
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Clermont-en-Argonne
Clermont-en-Argonne (, ; formerly Clermont-sur-Meuse, ) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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Bray-sur-Seine
Bray-sur-Seine (; 'Bray-on-Seine') is a rural commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
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Coulommiers
commune in Seine-et-Marne, France
Sacquenay
Sacquenay () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
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Saint-Florentin
commune in Yonne, France
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La Ferté-sous-Jouarre
commune in Seine-et-Marne, France
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Stenay
Stenay () is a commune in north-eastern France. It lies in the Meuse department, which is located in the Lorraine portion of the Grand Est region.
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Châteauvillain
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Charny
former commune in Yonne, France
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Fouvent-Saint-Andoche
Fouvent-Saint-Andoche is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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Dun-sur-Meuse
Dun-sur-Meuse (, literally Dun on Meuse) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Battle of Rocroi
1643 French victory against Spanish forces
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Grand
commune in Vosges, France
Champagne fairs
medieval trade fairs
County of Champagne
countship
Catalauni
The Catalauni (Gaulish: *Catu-uellaunoi 'war-chiefs') were a Belgic tribe dwelling in the modern Champagne region during the Roman period. The Catalauni probably belonged to a larger tribe, either the Remi in the north or the Lingones in the south. The Catuvellauni, who migrated to southern Britain in the 1st century BC, are likely part of the same tribal group.
Reims Campaign
1359 military campaign