Arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne

The arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne is an arrondissement of France, in the Marne department, Grand Est region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Châlons-en-Champagne.

Location within the region Grand Est
Location within the region Grand Est
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
No. of communes150
PrefectureChâlons-en-Champagne
Area
2,612.4 km2 (1,008.7 sq mi)
INSEE code511

History

When the Marne department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne, with the name Châlons-sur-Marne, was part of that original department.[1]

Geography

The arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne is the central arrondissements of the Marne department. It is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Reims and, for a short distance, by the Ardennes department; to the northeast by the Sainte-Menehould arrondissement; to the southeast and south by the Vitry-le-François arrondissement; and to the west by the Épernay arrondissement.

The arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne is the second largest arrondissement of the department in area, 1,778.3 km2 (686.6 sq mi), and the third in population (103,110 inhabitants) with a population density of 58.0 inhabitants/km².[2]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[3] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne, there are six cantons and three of them do not have all their "communes" in the arrondissement:

Communes

The arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne has 100 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes[4]

  1. Aigny (51003)
  2. Athis (51018)
  3. Aulnay-sur-Marne (51023)
  4. Bergères-lès-Vertus (51049)
  5. Billy-le-Grand (51061)
  6. Bouy (51078)
  7. Breuvery-sur-Coole (51087)
  8. Bussy-Lettrée (51099)
  9. Bussy-le-Château (51097)
  10. Cernon (51106)
  11. Chaintrix-Bierges (51107)
  12. Champigneul-Champagne (51117)
  13. Cheniers (51146)
  14. Cheppes-la-Prairie (51148)
  15. Chepy (51149)
  16. Cherville (51150)
  17. Châlons-en-Champagne (51108)
  18. Clamanges (51154)
  19. Compertrix (51160)
  20. Condé-sur-Marne (51161)
  21. Coolus (51168)
  22. Coupetz (51178)
  23. Coupéville (51179)
  24. Courtisols (51193)
  25. Cuperly (51203)
  26. Dampierre-au-Temple (51205)
  27. Dampierre-sur-Moivre (51208)
  28. Fagnières (51242)
  29. Faux-Vésigneul (51244)
  30. Francheville (51259)
  31. Germinon (51268)
  32. Givry-lès-Loisy (51273)
  33. Isse (51301)
  34. Jonchery-sur-Suippe (51307)
  35. Juvigny (51312)
  36. Jâlons (51303)
  37. L'Épine (51231)
  38. La Cheppe (51147)
  39. La Veuve (51617)
  40. Le Fresne (51260)
  41. Les Grandes-Loges (51278)
  42. Livry-Louvercy (51326)
  43. Loisy-en-Brie (51327)
  44. Mairy-sur-Marne (51339)
  45. Marson (51354)
  46. Matougues (51357)
  47. Moivre (51371)
  48. Moncetz-Longevas (51372)
  49. Mourmelon-le-Grand (51388)
  50. Mourmelon-le-Petit (51389)
  51. Nuisement-sur-Coole (51409)
  52. Omey (51415)
  53. Pierre-Morains (51430)
  54. Pocancy (51435)
  55. Pogny (51436)
  56. Poix (51438)
  57. Recy (51453)
  58. Rouffy (51469)
  59. Saint-Germain-la-Ville (51482)
  60. Saint-Gibrien (51483)
  61. Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple (51485)
  62. Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand (51486)
  63. Saint-Jean-sur-Moivre (51490)
  64. Saint-Mard-lès-Rouffy (51499)
  65. Saint-Martin-aux-Champs (51502)
  66. Saint-Martin-sur-le-Pré (51504)
  67. Saint-Memmie (51506)
  68. Saint-Pierre (51509)
  69. Saint-Quentin-sur-Coole (51512)
  70. Saint-Étienne-au-Temple (51476)
  71. Sainte-Marie-à-Py (51501)
  72. Sarry (51525)
  73. Sogny-aux-Moulins (51538)
  74. Somme-Suippe (51546)
  75. Somme-Vesle (51548)
  76. Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus (51553)
  77. Soudron (51556)
  78. Soulières (51558)
  79. Suippes (51559)
  80. Thibie (51566)
  81. Togny-aux-Bœufs (51574)
  82. Trécon (51578)
  83. Vadenay (51587)
  84. Val-des-Marais (51158)
  85. Vatry (51595)
  86. Vaudemange (51599)
  87. Vert-Toulon (51611)
  88. Vertus (51612)
  89. Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny (51627)
  90. Villers-le-Château (51634)
  91. Villeseneux (51638)
  92. Vitry-la-Ville (51648)
  93. Voipreux (51651)
  94. Vouzy (51655)
  95. Vraux (51656)
  96. Vélye (51603)
  97. Vésigneul-sur-Marne (51616)
  98. Écury-le-Repos (51226)
  99. Écury-sur-Coole (51227)
  100. Étréchy (51239)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code
Commune Population[5]
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
51108 Châlons-en-Champagne 45,002
  • Châlons-en-Champagne-1
  • Châlons-en-Champagne-2
  • Châlons-en-Champagne-3
CA de Châlons-en-Champagne
51506 Saint-Memmie 5,583 Châlons-en-Champagne-3 CA de Châlons-en-Champagne
51388 Mourmelon-le-Grand 5,379 Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne CA de Châlons-en-Champagne
51242 Fagnières 4,735 Châlons-en-Champagne-1 CA de Châlons-en-Champagne
51559 Suippes 3,970 Argonne Suippe et Veslee Suippe et Vesle
51193 Courtisols 2,463 Argonne Suippe et Veslee De la Moivre à la Coole
51612 Vertus 2,407 Vertus-Plaine Champenoise CA Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne
51525 Sarry 2,080 Châlons-en-Champagne-3 CA de Châlons-en-Champagne
51160 Compertrix 1,503 Châlons-en-Champagne-1 CA de Châlons-en-Champagne
51326 Livry-Louvercy 1,107 Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne CA de Châlons-en-Champagne
51453 Recy 1,047 Châlons-en-Champagne-2 CA de Châlons-en-Champagne

Related pages

References

  1. "Historique de la Marne". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Arrondissement de Châlons-en-Champagne (511)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Décret n° 2014-208 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Marne" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 7 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Géographie administrative et d'étude : Arrondissement de Châlons-en-Champagne (511)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Coordinates: 48°57′N 4°21′E / 48.950°N 4.350°E / 48.950; 4.350