Reims
Reims is a commune in France, in the Marne departments in the Grand Est region. NEOMA Business School is in the city.
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Reims | |
| Canton | Reims-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 | |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Reims | |
| Mayor | Arnaud Robinet (LR) (2014–2020) | |
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| Elevation | 80–135 m (262–443 ft) | |
| Land area1 | 46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 186,971 (2014) | |
| - Density | 3,987/km2 (10,330/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51454/ 51100 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims) is famous for coronation of almost every king of France. The cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1914 (after an attack by the German army).
Reims Media
Porte de Mars, from the 3rd or 4th century
Saint Remigius, Bishop of Reims, begging Clovis of the restitution of the Sacred Vase taken by the Franks in the pillage of Soissons. From the manuscript of the History of the Emperors (Library of the Arsenal).
The Coronation Chalice, also known as the Chalice of Saint Remigius (Palace of Tau)
A month after Blériot's crossing of the English Channel in a biplane, the aviation week in Reims (August 1909) caught special attention.
Cathédrale de Reims
A southwest view of the Basilique Saint-Remi de Reims
Protestant church of Reims (Marne, France). Stained glass window and pipe organ
Hall in Saint-Remi Museum, Reims
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