France
Grand Est
Marne

Camp de Châlons

The camp de Châlons, also known as camp de Mourmelon, is a military camp of about 10,000 hectares at , near . It was created at the behest of Napoleon III and opened August 30, 1857 during the Second French Empire.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: military base in France
  • Also known as: “Camp de Chalons”, “Camp de Mourmelon”, “Camp militaire de Mourmelon-le-Grand”, and “Mourmelon military camp”

Camp de Châlons

Latitude
49.11662° or 49° 6′ 60″ north
Longitude
4.41614° or 4° 24′ 58″ east
Open location code
8FX64C88+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 519060712
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­base
Wiki­data ID
Q2935242
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Camp de Châlons” goes by many names.

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