Marne

Marne, HAUTE, a department in the north-east of France, formed chiefly out of the old province of Champagne, and embracing the land in the upper basins of the Marne and the Meuse. It rises in the south into the plateau of Langres and the Monts Faucilles (1500 to 1600 feet). Area, 2402 sq. m.; pop. (1891) 243,533, a decrease of 10,343 since 1881. Cereals, wine (12 million gallons annually), fruits, and potatoes are the principal products. The department yields 200,000 tons of iron ore annually, and there are numerous furnaces. The entlery is in high repute. There are three arrondissements of Chaumont, Langres, and Vassy; capital, Chaumont.