Marne (department)

**Marne** is a department in northeastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department.  The prefecture (capital) of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne (formerly known as Châlons-sur-Marne).

The Champagne vineyards producing the world-famous sparkling wine are located within Marne.

## History
Marne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Châlons-sur-Marne as is capital. It was formed with part of the former province of Champagne.

It was divided in six districts: Châlons-sur-Marne, Reims, Épernay, Sézanne, Sainte-Menehould and Vitry-le-François.

In 1800, with the creation of the *arrondissements* in France, the six districts were changed into five *arrondissements*: Châlons-sur-Marne, Épernay, Reims, Sainte-Menehould and Vitry-le-François.

The Marne river flows through the department from the southeast to the west.

### Climate
This area is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Châlons-en-Champagne is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Châlons-en-Champagne is . The month with the most precipitation on average is July with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Châlons-en-Champagne is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 

## Administration
Marne is managed by the *Departmental Council of Marne* in Châlons-en-Champagne. The department is part of the Grand Est region.

### Administrative divisions
There are 4 *arrondissements* (districts), 23 *cantons* and 613 *communes* (municipalities) in Marne.

The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the **Marne** department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

# Argonne Suippe et Vesle (5101)
# Bourgogne (5102)
# Châlons-en-Champagne-1 (5103)
# Châlons-en-Champagne-2 (5104)
# Châlons-en-Champagne-3 (5105)
# Dormans-Paysages de Champagne (5106)
# Épernay-1 (5107)
# Épernay-2 (5108)
# Fismes-Montagne de Reims (5109)
# Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne (5110)
# Reims-1 (5111)
# Reims-2 (5112)
# Reims-3 (5113)
# Reims-4 (5114)
# Reims-5 (5115)
# Reims-6 (5116)
# Reims-7 (5117)
# Reims-8 (5118)
# Reims-9 (5119)
# Sermaize-les-Bains (5120)
# Sézanne-Brie et Champagne (5121)
# Vertus-Plaine Champenoise (5122)
# Vitry-le-François-Champagne et Der (5123)

## Demographics
The inhabitants of the Marne department are known, in French, as *Marnais* (women: *Marnaises*),

Marne had a population, in 2014, of 570,817,

## Gallery

File:The Porte Mars, an ancient Roman triumphal arch in Reims dating from the 3rd century AD and the widest arch in the Roman world, Durocortorum (Reims, France) (9292412785).jpg|The *Porte Mars* in Reims.
File:La Cathédrale de Reims .jpg|Cathedral of Reims
File:View of Épernay from Mont Bernon.jpg|Vineyards near Epernay
File:Notredamedevaux-chevet.jpg|Notre-Dame-en-Vaux church in Châlons-en-Champagne

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Marne department
* Communes of the Marne department

## References
## Other websites
* Departmental Council website 
* Prefecture of the Marne department 
* Tourism in Champagne