Reims
Reims | |
|---|---|
 Ceety haw (hôtel de ville) | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
  Reims Location within Grand Est region  Reims | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′46″N 4°02′05″E / 49.2628°N 4.0347°ECoordinates: 49°15′46″N 4°02′05″E / 49.2628°N 4.0347°E | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Depairtment | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Reims |
| Intercommunality | Reims |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Adeline Hazan (PS) |
| Area 1 | 46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 188,078 |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51454 /51100 |
| Elevation | 80–135 m (262–443 ft) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |
Reims (/ˈriːmz/; an aa spelt Rheims; French: [ʁɛ̃s][1]), a ceety in the Grand Est region o Fraunce, lies 129 km (80 mi) east-northeast o Paris. Foonded bi the Gauls, it acame a major ceety during the period o the Roman Empire.
Internaitional relations
[eedit | eedit soorce]Twin touns – sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Reims is twinned wi:
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References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Reims," entry in Nouveau petit Larousse, 1971, p. 1638.
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived frae the original on 5 Julie 2013. Retrieved 20 Julie 2013.
- ↑ Canterbury City Council – Twinning contacts. Retrieved on 14 October 2009 Archived 2012-07-21 at Archive.today. Canterbury.gov.uk (1 March 2011). Retrieved on 25 August 2011.
- ↑ Calderdale Council (2013). "Aachen: Twin towns: Calderdale Council". calderdale.gov.uk. Archived frae the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 2 Januar 2013.
- ↑ en-db (2013). "Aachen, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany – City, Town and Village of the world". en.db-city.com. Retrieved 3 Januar 2013.