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Marne
Marne
	Department
	; ; Prefecture building of the Marne department, in Châlons-en-Champagne;
; ; Flag;	; ; Coat of arms;
	; Location of Marne in France;
	Coordinates: 49°00′N 04°15′E / 49.000°N 4.250°E / 49.000; 4.250Coordinates: 49°00′N 04°15′E / 49.000°N 4.250°E / 49.000; 4.250;
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Prefecture	Châlons-en-Champagne
Subprefectures	; Épernay; Reims; Vitry-le-François;
Government ;
• President of the General Council;	René-Paul Savary
Area ;
• Total	8,162 km2 (3,151 sq mi)
Population (2013);
• Total	569,999
• Rank	45th
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	; UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	; UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	51
Arrondissements	4
Cantons	23
Communes	613
	; ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2;

Department in Grand Est, France

Marne (French pronunciation: [maʁn]) is a department in northeastern France named after the river Marne (Matrona in Roman times) which flows through the department. The prefecture (capital) of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne (formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne). The subprefectures are Épernay, Reims, and Vitry-le-François.

The Champagne vineyards producing the world-famous sparkling wine are located within Marne.

History

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 on the chalk of the Champagne plateau, a feature comparable in geology but not size, with the British military training ground on Salisbury Plain.

Geography

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.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Marnais.

Politics

Current National Assembly Representatives

	Member^[1]	Party
Marne's 1st constituency	Valérie Beauvais	The Republicans
Marne's 2nd constituency	Aina Kuric	La République En Marche!
Marne's 3rd constituency	Éric Girardin	La République En Marche!
Marne's 4th constituency	Lise Magnier	The Republicans
Marne's 5th constituency	Charles de Courson	Union of Democrats and Independents

Tourism

Reims, with its famous cathedral in which the kings of France were traditionally crowned, is a major attraction. Other branches of tourism are provided by 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 to be explored as also are the several wine cellars of Épernay.