The Champagne vineyards producing the world-famous sparkling wine are located within Marne. The subprefectures are Épernay, Reims, and Vitry-le-François. Der-Chantecoq artificial lake is famous worldwide. It shares a border with the Walloon region (Belgium). Champagne Ardenne is really appreciated by visitors for its magnificent forests, parks, lakes and is famous for its resorts. 125 species of birds can be seen, that nest there. Marne (French pronunciation: ​[maʁn]) is a department in the Grand Est region of France. 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. The prefecture (capital) of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne (formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne). Orchids can be seen throughout the department. Cathedral of Reims where the kings of France were traditionally crowned, Notre-Dame-en-Vaux collegiate church in Châlons-en-Champagne, Current National Assembly Representatives, Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marne_(department)&oldid=976579280, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with French-language sources (fr), Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 September 2020, at 19:13. The smaller Camp de Moronvilliers lies to the east of Reims and the Camp Militaire de Suippes lies to the east of that. Champagne Ardenne is composed of about 1947 communes. Other branches of tourism are provided by the bird reserve on the Lake Der-Chantecoq and the fishing lakes nearby. 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. Marne has a long association with the French Army. Numerous other rivers, such as the Grande and the Petite Morin rise in the department but flow mainly in others. The department is named after the Marne, which was called Matrona in Roman times. km, that is equivalent to 4.7% of France total surface area. This region is located in the north-eastern part of France. In the west of the département there are many scenic routes to be explored as also are the several wine cellars of Épernay. In its western part, Champagne-Ardenne is bordered by the shelves of, There are one million hectares of forest planted in the 19th century and before. Many foxes, wild boars, deers and beavers gather in the woods and rivers of Ardennes.