Marne (redirected from Marne département)

Marne, department, France

Marne (märn), department (1990 pop. 559,600), NE France, in Champagne. Châlons-en-Champagne is the capital.

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Marne, river, France

Marne, river, c.325 mi (520 km) long, rising in the Langres plateau, NE France, and flowing in an arc generally NW to the Seine River near Paris. It passes through Chaumont and Châlons-en-Champagne. The Marne-Rhine Canal and the Marne-Saône Canal also connect with the Aisne, Meuse, Moselle, and Saar rivers. During World War I and World War II, the Marne region was the scene of much fighting, with especially heavy losses among the British forces.

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Marne

1. a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Ch?lons-sur-Marne. Pop.: 563 027 (2003 est.). Area: 8205 sq. km (3200 sq. miles)

2. a river in NE France, rising on the plateau of Langres and flowing north, then west to the River Seine, north of Paris: linked by canal with the Rivers Sa?ne, Rhine, and Aisne; scene of two unsuccessful German offensives (1914, 1918) during World War I. Length: 525 km (326 miles)