Formerly ruled by the counts of Champagne, its western edge is about 160 km (100 miles) east of Paris. The cities of Troyes, Reims, and Épernay are the commercial centers of the area. In 1956, most of Champagne became part of the French administrative region of Champagne-Ardenne, which comprised four departments: Ardennes, Aube, Haute-Marne, and Marne. From 1 January 2016, Champagne-Ardenne merged with the adjoining regions of Alsace and Lorraine to form the new region of Grand Est.
The name Champagne, formerly written Champaigne, comes from French meaning "open country" (suited to military maneuvers) and from Latincampanius meaning "level country" or "plain"[2] which is also the derivation of the name of the Italian region of Campania. The toponym dates back to the Renaissance describing its vast chalk lined flat landscape.[3]
champagne, province, this, article, about, historic, province, kingdom, france, other, uses, champagne, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsou. This article is about the historic province in the Kingdom of France For other uses see Champagne disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Champagne province news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Champagne French pronunciation ʃɑ paɲ was a province in the northeast of the Kingdom of France now best known as the Champagne wine region for the sparkling white wine that bears its name in modern day France The County of Champagne descended from the early medieval kingdom of Austrasia passed to the French crown in 1314 1 ChampagneProvince of Kingdom of France1314 1 1790Flag Coat of armsHistoryHistory Established1314 1 Disestablished1790Preceded by Succeeded byCounty of ChampagneEcclesiastical Duchy of ReimsEcclesiastical Duchy of LangresEcclesiastical Countship of Chalons Ardennes department Marne department AubeHaute MarneAisne department Seine et MarneYonneMeuse department Formerly ruled by the counts of Champagne its western edge is about 160 km 100 miles east of Paris The cities of Troyes Reims and Epernay are the commercial centers of the area In 1956 most of Champagne became part of the French administrative region of Champagne Ardenne which comprised four departments Ardennes Aube Haute Marne and Marne From 1 January 2016 Champagne Ardenne merged with the adjoining regions of Alsace and Lorraine to form the new region of Grand Est Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 References 4 External linksEtymology EditThe name Champagne formerly written Champaigne comes from French meaning open country suited to military maneuvers and from Latin campanius meaning level country or plain 2 which is also the derivation of the name of the Italian region of Campania The toponym dates back to the Renaissance describing its vast chalk lined flat landscape 3 History EditIn the High Middle Ages the province was famous for the Champagne fairs which were very important in the economy of the Western societies The chivalric romance had its first beginnings in the county of Champagne with the famous writer Chretien de Troyes who wrote stories of the Round Table from the Arthurian legends A few counts of Champagne were French kings with the comital title merging with the French crown in 1314 when Louis I king of Navarre and count of Champagne became king of France as Louis X Counts of Champagne were highly considered by the French aristocracy 1771 map of Champagne and Brie by Rigobert BonneReferences Edit a b Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol V eleventh ed p 828 Etymologie de champagne Centre Nationale de Ressources de Textuelles et Lexicalles in French 2012 Retrieved 2 December 2022 Rey Alain Rey Debove Josette 1986 Le petit Robert Vol I Paris Dictionnaires Le Robert pp 242 283 ISBN 2 85036 066 X External links Edit Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Champagne Coordinates 49 00 N 4 00 E 49 000 N 4 000 E 49 000 4 000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Champagne province amp oldid 1125035052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
