Champagne, France

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Champagne, France

Champagne is a historic province

Provinces of France

The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the d?partement in France system superseded provinces....
in the northeast of France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
, now best known for the sparkling white wine that bears its name. Its western edge is about 100 miles (160 km) east of Paris

Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. The cities of Troyes

Troyes

Troyes is a communes of France, the Prefectures in France of the northeastern Aube departments of France in France and is located on the Seine river....
, Reims

Reims

The city of Reims lies in the Champagne-Ardenne region in northeastern France 129 km east-northeast of Paris.Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
, and Épernay

Épernay

?pernay is a Communes of France in the Marne Departments of France in northern France....
are the commercial centers of the area.

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Champagne is a historic province

Provinces of France

The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the d?partement in France system superseded provinces....
in the northeast of France

France

Paris

Troyes

Troyes is a communes of France, the Prefectures in France of the northeastern Aube departments of France in France and is located on the Seine river....
, Reims

Reims

Épernay

?pernay is a Communes of France in the Marne Departments of France in northern France....
are the commercial centers of the area. Most of Champagne is now part of the French administrative region

Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
of Champagne-Ardenne

Champagne-Ardenne

Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 26 regions of France of France. It is located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium, and consists of four departments of France: Aube, Ardennes , Haute-Marne, and Marne....
, which comprises four departments: Ardennes

Ardennes

The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and old mountains formed on the Givetian Ardennes mountains, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel....
, Aube

Aube

Aube is a departments of France in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. In 1995, its population was 293,100 inhabitants....
, Haute-Marne

Haute-Marne

Haute-Marne is a departments of France in the northeast of France named after the Marne River....
, and Marne

Marne

Marne is a departments of France in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department. The prefectures in France of Marne is Ch?lons-en-Champagne ....
. In the High Middle Ages

High Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages was the periodization of history of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries . The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages, which by convention end around 1500....
, the province was famous for the Champagne Fairs

Champagne fairs

The Champagne fairs were an annual cycle of trading fairs held in towns in the Champagne, France and Brie regions of France in the Middle Ages....
.