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Champagne-Ardenne

Former region of France

Field	Value
name	Champagne-Ardenne
image_map	Champagne-Ardenne in France.svg
image_flag	Champagne Ardenne flag.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	France
seat_type	Prefecture
seat	Châlons-en-Champagne
area_total_km2	25606
population_total	1339270
population_as_of	2012-01-01
demographics_type1	GDP
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1	Total
demographics1_info1	€40.020 billion
demographics1_title2	Per capita
demographics1_info2	€30,300
parts_type	Departments
parts_style	list
parts	4
p1	Ardennes (08)
p2	Aube (10)
p3	Haute-Marne (52)
p4	Marne (51)
blank_name_sec2	NUTS Region
blank_info_sec2	FR2
iso_code	FR-G
settlement_type	Former region of France
extinct_date	31 December 2015
extinct_title	Disbanded

Champagne-Ardenne () is a former administrative region of France, located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium. Mostly corresponding to the historic province of Champagne, the region is known for its sparkling white wine of the same name.

History

The administrative region was formed in 1956, consisting of the four departments Aube, Ardennes, Haute-Marne, and Marne. On 1 January 2016, it merged with the neighboring regions of Alsace and Lorraine to form the new region Grand Est, thereby ceasing to exist as an independent entity.

Geography

Its rivers, most of which flow west, include the Seine, the Marne, and the Aisne. The Meuse flows north.

Transportation

Highways

A4 connecting Paris and Strasbourg and serving the Reims metropolitan area
A5 connecting Paris and Dijon and serving Troyes and Chaumont
A26 connecting Calais and Troyes and serving Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne
A34 connecting Reims and the Belgian border and serving Charleville-Mézières

Rail

The rail network includes the Paris–Strasbourg line, which follows the Marne Valley and serves Épernay, Châlons-en-Champagne, and Vitry-le-François. The LGV Est TGV line also connecting Paris and Strasbourg opened in 2007 and serves Reims with a train station in the commune of Bezannes.

Water

The region's canals include the Canal latéral à la Marne and Marne-Rhine Canal, the latter connecting to the Marne at Vitry-le-François. These are petit gabarit canals.

Air

The Vatry International Airport, primarily dedicated to air freight, has a runway 3650 m long. The airport is in a sparsely populated area just 150 km from Paris.

Economy

61.4% of its land is dedicated to agriculture
1st in France for the production of barley and alfalfa
2nd in France for the production of beets, onions, and peas
3rd in France for the production of tender wheat and rapeseed.
282.37 km2 of vineyards
Champagne sales in 2001: 263 million bottles (4% increase from 2000) of which 37.6% were exported.
25% of French hosiery production
3rd metallurgic region in France

Businesses

Verreries Mécaniques de Champagne
Produits Métallurgiques à Reims
Vallou

Food processing

Champagne-Céréales
France-Luzerne
Béghin-Say

Demographics

The population of Champagne-Ardenne has been in steady decrease since 1982 due to a rural exodus. With 1.3 million people and a density of 52/km2, it is one of France's least populated regions. After a brief period of stabilization in the 1990s, the region's population is now among the fastest "dying" in Europe, with several municipalities losing people at a faster rate than many Eastern European areas, especially in the department of Haute-Marne. The region is among the oldest in France, has a weak fertility rate, and its immigrant population is minimal compared to the national average.

Major communities

Châlons-en-Champagne
Charleville-Mézières
Chaumont
Épernay
Reims
Saint-Dizier
Sedan
Troyes

References

"EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
{{cite French law

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