Vauchamps (French pronunciation: [voʃɑ̃]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. The village was the site of the Battle of Vauchamps in which Napoleon's French army defeated Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher's Russo-Prussian army on 14 February 1814.
Vauchamps | |
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 The town hall in Vauchamps | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Vauchamps  | |
  Vauchamps  Vauchamps | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′52″N 3°36′59″E / 48.8811°N 3.6164°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Épernay |
| Canton | Sézanne-Brie et Champagne |
| Intercommunality | CC Brie Champenoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Danielle Berat[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 350 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51596 /51210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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References edit
- ^ "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.
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