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.[3][4]

Somme-Bionne
The town hall in Somme-Bionne
The town hall in Somme-Bionne
Location of Somme-Bionne
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Somme-Bionne is located in France
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Somme-Bionne is located in Grand Est
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Somme-Bionne
Coordinates: 49°05′42″N 4°43′32″E / 49.095°N 4.7256°E / 49.095; 4.7256
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementChâlons-en-Champagne
CantonArgonne Suippe et Vesle
IntercommunalityArgonne Champenoise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabrice Bruaux[1]
Area
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9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
69
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51543 /51800
Elevation144–197 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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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ British Museum Collection
  4. ^ British Museum Collection
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Finds from the Somme-Bionne chariot burial

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