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Reims (/ r iː m z / REEMZ; [4] French: ⓘ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies 129 km (80 mi) northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne .
List of presidents of the communauté urbaine In office Name Party Capacity Ref. 1 January 20 17 present Catherine Vautrin: LR: Government Minister (2004-2007) Deputy for the 2nd constituency of the Marne (2002-2017) Deputy Mayor of Reims (2014-present) Former-President of the Communauté d'agglomération de Reims (2014-2016) [6]
1908 – Henri Farman makes the first cross-country flight from Châlons to Reims. [15] 1909 – August: Week of Aviation held near Reims. [5] 1911 – Population: 115,178. [16] 1913 – Museum of Fine Arts opens. 1914 – World War I begins. [17] 1918 – July: Reims besieged by German forces. [18] 1922 – Galeries Lafayette built.
The school of fine arts was founded in 1748 by Reims local government. Its founder, Louis-Jean Lévesque de Pouilly, sought to attract artists, architects and craftsmen from France and neighbouring countries. In 1992, the French Minister of Culture and the town of Reims declared the school a college of fine arts and design. The college manager ...
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Durocortorum was the name of the city of Reims during the Roman era. It was the capital of the Remi tribe and the second largest city in Roman Gaul.. Before the Roman conquest of northern Gaul, the city was founded circa 80 BC and was the capital of the tribe of the Remi.
This is a list of sister cities in the United States. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
The Musée Saint-Remi is an archeology and art museum in Reims, France.The museum is housed in the former Abbey of Saint-Remi, founded in the sixth century and which had been keeping since 1099 the relics of Saint Remigius (the Bishop of Reims who converted Frankish king Clovis I to Christianity in 496).