Vitry-le-François is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
Population: 17,250
Latitude: 48° 43' 59.99" N
Longitude: 4° 34' 59.99" E
Châlons Vatry Airport (IATA: XCR, ICAO: LFOK) is an airport serving Châlons-en-Champagne (formerly Châlons-sur-Marne) in northeastern France. It is also marketed as Paris Vatry Airport or Paris Vatry (Disney) by Ryanair while it is 147 km (91 mi) fr…
The Battle of Fère-Champenoise was fought on 25 March 1814, between a French army and a cavalry force of Austria, Russia and the Kingdom of Württemberg. The battleground was near the town Fère-Champenoise, 40 km southwest of Châlons-sur-Marne, Marne…
The Aisne is a river in northeastern France, left tributary of the river Oise. It gave its name to the French département Aisne.
Saint-Dizier-Robinson Air Base (French: Base aérienne 113 Saint-Dizier) (ICAO: LFSI) is a front-line French Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air (ALA) fighter base located approximately 4 km (2 nautical miles) west of Saint-Dizier, in the Haute-Marne d…
Barrois is a "pays" in the eastern part of France. In the Middle Ages it was part of the duchy of Bar, then bordering the duchy of Lorraine.
Lake Der-Chantecoq (French: Lac du Der-Chantecoq) is situated close to the commune of Saint-Dizier in the departments of Marne and Haute-Marne. It is the largest artificial lake in Western Europe, covering 48 km² with 350 million m³ of water.
Châlons Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Châlons) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Châlons-en-Champagne, France, formerly Châlons-sur-Marne.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Châlons is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France.
Trois-Fontaines Abbey (French: Abbaye de Sainte-Marie des Trois-Fontaines) was a Cistercian abbey in the present commune of Trois-Fontaines-l'Abbaye in the French department of Marne, in the historic province of Champagne.
The Ornain is a 116 km long river in northeastern France, right tributary of the Saulx (Seine basin). It is formed near the village Gondrecourt-le-Château by the confluence of the small rivers Ognon and Maldite. It flows generally northwest.
Gare de Châlons-en-Champagne is a railway station serving the town Châlons-en-Champagne, Marne department, eastern France.
The Chée (French: la Chée) is a 64.7-kilometre (40.2 mi) long river in the Meuse and Marne départements, northeastern France. Its source is in the Barrois, near Marat-la-Grande, a hamlet in Les Hauts-de-Chée. It flows generally southwest.
Vatry Air Base (IATA: XCR, ICAO: LFOK) was a United States Air Force base in France.
The Saulx is a 115 km long river in France, right tributary of the Marne. Its source is near the village Germisay.
The Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, previously the Canal de la Marne à la Saône is a canal in the North-East of France connecting the towns of Vitry-le-François and Maxilly-sur-Saône.
Villeneuve-Vertus Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Vertus in the Champagne-Ardenne department of northern France.
Perthes Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Perthes in the Champagne-Ardenne department of northern France.
Orconte Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield, which is located near the commune of Orconte in the Marne department of northern France.