La Cheppe (French pronunciation: [la ʃɛp]) is a commune in the Marne department in the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. It is best known for being the place where Attila camped with his forces at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.
La Cheppe | |
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 Camp d'Attila (entrée principale à l'est) | |
Location of La Cheppe  | |
  La Cheppe  La Cheppe | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′02″N 4°30′07″E / 49.0506°N 4.5019°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Canton | Argonne Suippe et Vesle |
| Intercommunality | Région de Suippes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marcel Bonnet[1] |
Area 1 | 23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 326 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51147 /51600 |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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