Mourmelon-le-Grand
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Mourmelon-le-Grand | |
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Coordinates: 49°08′24″N 4°21′57″E / 49.1401°N 4.3658°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Marne |
Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne |
Canton | Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne |
Intercommunality | CA Châlons-en-Champagne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Jaloux[1] |
Area 1 | 23.21 km2 (8.96 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,074 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 51388 /51400 |
Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Mourmelon-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [muʁməlɔ̃ lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,224 | — |
1975 | 4,066 | −0.54% |
1982 | 3,862 | −0.73% |
1990 | 4,240 | +1.17% |
1999 | 4,655 | +1.04% |
2007 | 5,044 | +1.01% |
2012 | 5,324 | +1.09% |
2017 | 5,085 | −0.91% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Camp de Châlons
The camp de Châlons, also known as camp de Mourmelon, is a military camp of circa 10,000 hectares near Mourmelon-le-Grand. It was created at the behest of Napoleon III and opened August 30, 1857 during the Second French Empire.
The Russian Expeditionary Force in France was stationed here in September 1916.[citation needed]
The camp is used for military manoeuvres, and cavalry training, along with the neighbouring 2,500 hectare large Camp de Moronvilliers.
It was also selected to host the shooting events for the 1924 Summer Olympics in neighbouring Paris
During the Second World War, it served as the quarters for the US Army's 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division - who was recovering from the fighting in The Netherlands and waiting on replacements. The regiment would soon play a crucial role in the Battle of Bastogne.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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