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Former region of France
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Champagne-Ardenne is in the Grand Est region of France. Most visitors come to Champagne for its history, its vineyards and its cellars (including Champagne wine), but Champagne holds so many treasures: a rolling countryside, dotted medieval churches, timeless castles and villages along winding waterways, historic fortifications in the forested Ardennes, and vineyards as far as the eye can see between Reims and Epernay.
By train
The rail network includes the Paris–Strasbourg line, which follows the Marne Valley and serves Épernay, Châlons-en-Champagne, and Vitry-le-François.
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home to the medieval Chateau Sedan and near the site of the Battle of Sedan of the Franco-Prussian War.
Charleville-Mézières is a French town in Champagne-Ardenne, the capital and largest town in the Ardennes department in terms of population.
site of the famous cathedral where the kings of France were once crowned, now heart of the Champagne region
town known for its Champagne production, the home of Moët et Chandon
timber-frame buildings surround a Gothic monster of a cathedral, noted for its exquisite stained glass
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