Vauchamps, Marne
| Vauchamps | |
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  Vauchamps | |
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Location within Grand Est region  Vauchamps | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′52″N 3°36′59″E / 48.8811°N 3.6164°ECoordinates: 48°52′52″N 3°36′59″E / 48.8811°N 3.6164°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Épernay |
| Canton | Canton of Montmirail |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Brie Champenoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Dauteuil |
| Area1 | 12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 258 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51596 / 51210 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Vauchamps is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. The village was the site of the Battle of Vauchamps in which Napoleon's French army defeated Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher's Russo-Prussian army on 14 February 1814.
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