Somme-Bionne

Somme-Bionne 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]

Somme-Bionne
Commune
The town hall in Somme-Bionne
Location of Somme-Bionne
Somme-Bionne Somme-Bionne
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 km^2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	80
• Density	8.7/km^2 (22/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Marne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. British Museum Collection
3. British Museum Collection