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Mourmelon-le-Grand | |
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 The town hall in Mourmelon-le-Grand | |
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| Coordinates:49°08′24″N4°21′57″E / 49.1401°N 4.3658°E /49.1401; 4.3658 | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 4,895 |
| • Density | 210.9/km2 (546.2/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:[muʁməlɔ̃ləɡʁɑ̃]ⓘ) is acommune in theMarnedepartment in north-eastern France.
| 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] | ||
Thecamp de Châlons, also known ascamp de Mourmelon, is a military camp of circa 10,000 hectares near Mourmelon-le-Grand. It was created at the behest ofNapoleon III and opened August 30, 1857, during theSecond French Empire.
TheRussian 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 largeCamp de Moronvilliers.
It was also selected to host theshooting events for the1924 Summer Olympics in neighbouringParis
During theSecond World War, it served as the quarters for the US Army's501st Infantry Regiment,101st Airborne Division - who were recovering from the fighting in The Netherlands and waiting on replacements. The regiment would soon play a crucial role in theBattle of Bastogne.
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