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Somme-Bionne
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Somme-Bionne () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. An important Iron Age chariot burial of 450-300 BC was found in the vicinity of the village in the nineteenth century. The finds from the La Tène period grave came into the possession of the French collector Léon Morel, who sold it, along with his entire antiquities collection from the Champagne region of France, to the British Museum in 1901.
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Place details
- Locality
- Somme-Bionne
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 64
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Somme-Bionne
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie somme bionne 11782.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Somme-Bionne
- French commune.arrondissement
- Châlons-en-Champagne
- French commune.canton
- Argonne Suippe et Vesle
- French commune.INSEE
- 51543
- French commune.postal code
- 51800
- French commune.mayor
- Fabrice Bruaux
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Argonne Champenoise
- French commune.elevation m
- 168
- French commune.elevation min m
- 144
- French commune.elevation max m
- 197
- French commune.area km2
- 9.21
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Somme-Bionne
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne
- Population
- 70
- Area
- 9.21
- Elevation
- 174
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Valmy
- Image
- Mairie somme bionne 11782.jpg
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- postal code
- 51800
- Commons category
- Somme-Bionne
- associated electoral district
- canton of Argonne Suippe et Vesle
- male population
- 38
- female population
- 42
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-26-60-88-27
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Finds from the Celtic Somme-Bionne chariot burial
- See also
- References
- See also
Somme-Bionne () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. An important Iron Age chariot burial of 450-300 BC was found in the vicinity of the village in the nineteenth century. The finds from the La Tène period grave came into the possession of the French collector Léon Morel, who sold it, along with his entire antiquities collection from the Champagne region of France, to the British Museum in 1901.
== Finds from the Celtic Somme-Bionne chariot burial ==
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