Somme-Bionne
Somme-Bionne (French pronunciation: [sɔm bjɔn]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. An important Iron Age chariot burial of 450-300 BC was found in the vicinity of the village in the nineteenth century. The finds from the La Tène period grave came into the possession of the French collector Léon Morel, who sold it, along with his entire antiquities collection from the Champagne region of France, to the British Museum in 1901.[2][3]
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 The town hall in Somme-Bionne | |
Location of Somme-Bionne  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°05′42″N 4°43′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Canton | Argonne Suippe et Vesle |
| Intercommunality | Argonne Champenoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabrice Bruaux |
| Area 1 | 9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Population | 71 |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51543 /51800 |
| Elevation | 144–197 m (472–646 ft) (avg. 168 m or 551 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Some of the finds from the Somme-Bionne chariot burial in the British Museum
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