Champagne-Ardenne

Jenny Shelley

Français!!• Ma région s’appelle Champagne-Ardenne.

C’est sans le nord-l’est France. Il y a un frontier avec Belgique. La capitale est Châlons-en-Champagne. La géographie est calcaire et acide. Champagne a trés rivièr et trés trés forêt. Champagne a beaucoup l’hôtels et museés. À Champagne, tu peux jouer au golf ou voir un film. Champagne est célèbre pour c’est fromage, saucisse, chou, et jambon.

Where?

• Northeastern Corner of France• Borders Belgium• Departments: – Ardennes, Marne, Aube, Haute-Marne

• West boundary = 90 miles from Paris

History• Settled by Gauls in 500 BC – Then called Lower-Belgium

• Louis VII won a war,– Resulted in the Conquest of Champagne

• 12 & 13 centuries, was known for its commercial fair, people from all over Europe attended.

• Capital then became Troyes.• 1314—Count of Champagne inherited the region– He became Louis X, Champagne became official province

of France.

History of Reims• City of Reims is very historical– Clovis I, founder of Frankish

Kingdom was baptized in 496 AD– Reims became site of French

Coronations– 816-1825, 25 kings were

crowned here– Near here, Napoleon won last

victory, and was in the school room that Germans surrendered to American ending WWII.

Geography• Land is very acrid and chalky• One area is actually called Chalky Champagne• Farms in the area rely mainly on fertilizers• 2nd most important agriculture region in

France.• Known for it’s forests of beech & fir trees– Also known for it’s game

• Another area known as wet-Champagne.

Tourism• 291 Tourist Hotels (8,000 Rooms)• 152 Bed & Breakfasts• 18 Museums• 92 Screens for cinemas• 16 Theaters• 10 Golf Courses• 8 Lakes just for tourists

Sports• Natural: biking, boating,

fishing, hiking• Many water sports• Hot-Air balloons• Golf• Mountain Biking

Facts• Lake Der-Chantecoq

– Largest man-made lake in Europe• Known for its wine

– Creation of champagne invented by Dom Perignon• Produced red & white wines

– Roses, wheat, sugar beets, corn, poppy seed, cabbage.

• Population is about 1,352,000.

Famous Cuisine• Sausage• Smoked ham• Cabbage• Fish & seafood• Cheese

Types of Cheese• Cendre de Champagne & Ricey Cendre– Soft cow’s milk cheese with natural rind

• Chaource– Creamy soft cow’s milk cheese with mushroom smell ^

• Chaumont– Soft cow’s milk cheese with washed rind

• Langres– Unpasteurized, farmhouse cheese, creamy with a smokey

bacon smell

Works Cited• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne-Arde

nne• http://www.french-at-a-touch.com/French_Re

gions/Champagne-Ardennes/champagne-ardennes_7.htm

• http://www.french-property.com/regions/champagne_ardenne/tourism.htm