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Champagne-Ardenne

Champagne-Ardenne. Jenny Shelley. Français!!.

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Champagne-Ardenne

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  1. Champagne-Ardenne Jenny Shelley

  2. Français!! • Ma régions’appelleChampagne-Ardenne. C’est sans le nord-l’est France. Il y a un frontier avec Belgique. La capitaleestChâlons-en-Champagne. La géographieestcalcaire et acide. Champagne a trésrivièr et tréstrésforêt. Champagne a beaucoup l’hôtels et museés. À Champagne, tupeuxjouer au golf ouvoir un film. Champagne est célèbre pour c’estfromage, saucisse, chou, et jambon.

  3. Where? • Northeastern Corner of France • Borders Belgium • Departments: • Ardennes, Marne, Aube, Haute-Marne • West boundary = 90 miles from Paris

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. Sports • Natural: biking, boating, fishing, hiking • Many water sports • Hot-Air balloons • Golf • Mountain Biking

  9. 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.

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

  11. Types of Cheese • Cendre de Champagne & RiceyCendre • 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

  12. Works Cited • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne-Ardenne • http://www.french-at-a-touch.com/French_Regions/Champagne-Ardennes/champagne-ardennes_7.htm • http://www.french-property.com/regions/champagne_ardenne/tourism.htm

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