Champagne, France
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For the wine region, see Champagne (wine region).
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Country France Time zone CET Champagne (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃paɲ]) is a historic province in the northeast of France, now best known for the sparkling white wine that bears its name.
Formerly ruled by the counts of Champagne, its western edge is about 100 miles (160 km) east of Paris. The cities of Troyes, Reims, and Épernay are the commercial centers of the area. Most of Champagne is now part of the French administrative region of Champagne-Ardenne, which comprises four departments: Ardennes, Aube, Haute-Marne, and Marne.
The name Champagne comes from the Latin campania and referred to the similarities between the rolling hills of the province and the Italian countryside of Campania located south of Rome.
In the High Middle Ages, the province was famous for the Champagne Fairs.
Historical Provinces of FranceProvinces Alsace • Angoumois • Anjou • Artois • Aunis • Auvergne • Basse-Navarre • Béarn • Beaujolais • Berry • Bourbonnais • Brittany • Burgundy • Champagne • Corsica • Dauphiné • Flanders and Hainaut • Foix • Forez • Franche-Comté • Gascony • Guyenne • Île-de-France • Languedoc • Limousin • Lorraine • Lyonnais • Maine • Marche • Montbéliard • Mulhouse • Nice • Nivernais • Normandy • Orléanais • Perche • Picardy • Poitou • Provence • Roussillon • Saintonge • Savoy • Touraine • Trois-Évêchés • Venaissin
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