Suippes

Suippes
Suippes
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	Coordinates: 49°07′51″N 4°31′57″E / 49.1308°N 4.5325°ECoordinates: 49°07′51″N 4°31′57″E / 49.1308°N 4.5325°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton	Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Intercommunality	Région de Suippes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Collart
Area 1	42.25 km2 (16.31 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	3,890
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51559 /51600
Elevation	129–196 m (423–643 ft) ; (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Suippes (French pronunciation: [sɥip]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It was part of the so-called la Champagne pouilleuse, a region battered by conflict during World War I.^[2] In the early months of the war, British soldiers were deployed here and were to march to Châlons-sur-Marne to fight the First Battle of the Marne. In October 1918, the United States also deployed a brigade in the area and was assigned as Fourth French Army reserve.^[3] The commune was pillaged and razed by the Germans in the same way they attacked Heiltz-le-Maurupt, Marfaux, Fromentieres, and Esternay.^[4]

The commune is home to France's and was once home to which operated the nuclear Pluton missile as part of France's deterrent during the Cold war.

Geography[]

The commune is traversed by the Suippe river, from which it takes its name.

References[]

^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ Pearson, Chris (2016). Mobilizing nature: The environmental history of war and militarization in modern France. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 145. ISBN 9781784993733.
^ McClellan, Edwin North (2014). The United States Marine Corps in the World War. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 84. ISBN 9780160927829.
^ March, Francis A. (2008). World War I: History of the World War, Complete Edition, Vol. I. Wildside Press LLC. p. 144. ISBN 9781434463548.

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[1] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[2] Pearson, Chris (2016). Mobilizing nature: The environmental history of war and militarization in modern France. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 145. ISBN 9781784993733.

[3] McClellan, Edwin North (2014). The United States Marine Corps in the World War. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 84. ISBN 9780160927829.

[4] March, Francis A. (2008). World War I: History of the World War, Complete Edition, Vol. I. Wildside Press LLC. p. 144. ISBN 9781434463548.

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Suippes
Commune
The church and town hall in Suippes
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Coordinates: 49°07′51″N 4°31′57″E / 49.1308°N 4.5325°E / 49.1308; 4.5325Coordinates: 49°07′51″N 4°31′57″E / 49.1308°N 4.5325°E / 49.1308; 4.5325
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton	Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Intercommunality	Région de Suippes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Collart
Area ¹	42.25 km² (16.31 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)^[1]	3,890
• Density	92/km² (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51559 /51600
Elevation	129–196 m (423–643 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.