Châlons-en-Champagne

British

/ ʃɑlɔ̃zɑ̃ʃɑ̃paɲ /

noun

Shortened form: Châlons. Former name: Châlons-sur-Marne. a town in NE France, on the River Marne: scene of Attila's defeat by the Romans (451 _ad ). Pop: 47 339 (1999)

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"Jordan, Jordan," shouted several hundred people crowding around the 29-year-old leader of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, as he arrived at a large agricultural fair in Chalons-en-Champagne, east of Paris.

From BBC

A court in the nearby city of Châlons-en-Champagne has now ruled that the authorities must reconsider Ms Cappé's original application.

From BBC

“I don’t know if this has ever been done before in France,” Francois Procureur, the head of the Châlons-en-Champagne Bar Association, told BFM TV on Saturday.

From Seattle Times

Beginning in Paris, cruisers take in battlefields, museums and memorials dotting the Marne before enjoying champagne tastings in Chalons-en-Champagne.

From Forbes

The accident occurred on the A26 motorway near Chalons-en-Champagne The driver of a coach carrying a Worcestershire school party that crashed in northern France, killing a teacher, is due before a French court.

From BBC

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