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Reims , a city in the Grand Est region of France, lies 129 km east-northeast of Paris. The 2013 census recorded 182,592 inhabitants in the city of Reims proper , and 317,611 inhabitants in the metropolitan area . Its river, the Vesle, is a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire. Reims played a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the crowning of the kings of France. The Cathedral of Reims housed the Holy Ampulla containing the Saint Chrême , allegedly brought by a white dove at the baptism of Clovis in 496. It was used for the anointing, t...
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  • 2. Le Tresor Reims
    Ledringhem is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated also in the ancient territory of the County of Flanders, in the Houtland in the Franse Westhoek where French Flemish was still spoken until recently. The residents of Ledringhem are called in French Ledringhemois.
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  • 5. Canal de l'Aisne a la Marne Reims
    The Canal de l’Aisne à la Marne is a canal in northeastern France which connects the Aisne and the Marne valleys. It runs from the Canal latéral à l'Aisne at Berry-au-Bac to Condé-sur-Marne on the Canal latéral à la Marne, a distance of 58 km. The canal rises 40m through 16 locks via the cathedral city of Reims, which is also a busy commercial port, to a summit level at an altitude of 95.70m. After crossing the watershed through a tunnel 2302m long at Mont-de-Billy, the canal drops down 23.80m through a flight of 8 locks towards the Marne.
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