La Cheppe

La Cheppe is a commune in the Marne department in the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. It is best known for being the place where Attila camped with his forces at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.

La Cheppe
Camp d'Attila (entrée principale à l'est)
Location of La Cheppe
La Cheppe
La Cheppe
Coordinates: 49°03′02″N 4°30′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementChâlons-en-Champagne
CantonArgonne Suippe et Vesle
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de la Région de Suippes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Marcel Bonnet
Area
1
23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
335
  Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51147 /51600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also


  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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