Last modified: 2003-06-21 by ivan sache
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Departments: Ardennes,
Aube, Marne,
Haute-Marne
Bordering Regions: Bourgogne,
Franche-Comté,
Ile-de-France,
Lorraine,
Picardie
Bordering country: Belgium
Traditional provinces: Bourgogne,
Champagne,
Franche-Comté,
Lorraine
Area: 25,606 km2
Population (1995): 1,352,500 inhabitants
Regional prefecture: Châlons-en-Champagne
The logotyped flag was created in 1987. It shows two hearts entwined, one yellow, one green. In a Region without much of a strong common indentity between its constituent departments, they symbolize the union through which a feeling of regional identity should develop. Yellow and green stand for the Region's ressources: yellow for vineyards, champagne and the cornfields as well as the Region