Éclaires

Éclaires
Commune
Éclaires
Location within Grand Est region
Éclaires
Coordinates: 49°00′03″N 5°00′10″E / 49.0008°N 5.0028°E / 49.0008; 5.0028Coordinates: 49°00′03″N 5°00′10″E / 49.0008°N 5.0028°E / 49.0008; 5.0028
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Marne
Arrondissement Châlons-en-Champagne
Canton Argonne Suippe et Vesle
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Roger Person
Area1 10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 87
  Density 7.9/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 51222 /51800

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Éclaires is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

On 3 April 2007, Éclaires was the location of the TGV landspeed record attempt, which it broke with a speed of 574.8 km/h.

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