Châlons-en-Champagne
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Châlons-en-Champagne is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the prefecture of the Marne department, despite having only about a quarter of the population of the less central city of Reims.
The Hôtel de Ville
Hôtel de la Haute Mère Dieu in the 19th century
Cloister Notre-Dame-en-Vaux
The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, also called the Battle of the Campus Mauriacus, Battle of Châlons, Battle of Troyes or the Battle of Maurica, took place on 20 June 451 AD, between a coalition, l
Châlons-en-Champagne
…several battles, including the Battle of Châlons, fought in 274 between Roman Emperor Aurelian and Emperor Tetricus I of the Gallic Empire, and the 451 Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, which turned back the westward advance of Attila. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1776…
The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains as depicted in the Chronica Hungarorum
Course of the battle