Châlons-en-Champagne
[key], city, capital of Marne dept., NE France, in Champagne, on the Marne
River. It is a commercial and industrial center. Among its manufactures are
electrodes, paper, hosiery, foundry products, and musical and precision
instruments. There, in 451, the Huns under Attila were defeated by Actius.
Although badly damaged in both World Wars, it still retains its cathedral
(13th–17th cent.) and many remarkable Gothic churches. An arts and
crafts school is there.
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