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Mourmelon-le-Grand (French pronunciation: ​[muʁməlɔ̃ lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

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Mourmelon-le-Grand
Commune
The town hall in Mourmelon-le-Grand
Coat of arms
Location of Mourmelon-le-Grand
Mourmelon-le-Grand Show map of France Mourmelon-le-Grand Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°08′24″N 4°21′57″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton	Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne
Intercommunality	CA Châlons-en-Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Jaloux
Area 1	23.21 km2 (8.96 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	5,150
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51388 /51400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,224	—
1975	4,066	−0.54%
1982	3,862	−0.73%
1990	4,240	+1.17%
1999	4,655	+1.04%
2007	5,044	+1.01%
2012	5,324	+1.09%
2017	5,085	−0.91%
Source: INSEE[2]

Camp de Châlons

The camp de Châlons, also known as camp de Mourmelon, is a military camp of circa 10,000 hectares near Mourmelon-le-Grand. It was created at the behest of Napoleon III and opened August 30, 1857 during the Second French Empire.

The Russian Expeditionary Force in France was stationed here in September 1916.^{[citation needed]}

The camp is used for military manoeuvres, and cavalry training, along with the neighbouring 2,500 hectare large Camp de Moronvilliers.

It was also selected to host the shooting events for the 1924 Summer Olympics in neighbouring Paris

During the Second World War, it served as the quarters for the US Army's 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division - who was recovering from the fighting in Holland and waiting on replacements. The regiment would soon play a crucial role in the Battle of Bastogne.

See also

• Communes of the Marne department

References

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Mourmelon-le-Grand ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 5150 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Marne in der Region Grand Est im Arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne im Kanton Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne.

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