Écollemont
Encyclopedia
Écollemont is a commune
in the Marne
department in north-eastern France
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forms the commune's northern border.
The Lake Der-Chantecoq
forms part of the commune's southern border.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Marne
Marne
Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department. The prefecture of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne...
department in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
The BlaiseBlaise (Marne)
The Blaise is an long river in the Haute-Marne and Marne départements, northeastern France. Its source is in the village of Gillancourt. It flows generally northwest...
forms the commune's northern border.
The Lake Der-Chantecoq
Lake Der-Chantecoq
Lake 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...
forms part of the commune's southern border.