Champagne - Definition and Overview

The word Champagne can have one of several meanings when stated alone.

Uses of this word include:

• Champagne (province) - a region in France, ruled in the past by the Counts of Champagne
• Champagne (beverage) - a sparkling wine
• Champagne (movie) - a 1928 movie by Alfred Hitchcock
• Champagne (band)
• Champagne color - several shades of yellow or beige. Especially used to describe gem stones or horses.

Champagne is the name or part of the name of several communes:

In France:

• Champagne, in the Ardèche département
• Champagne, in the Charente-Maritime département
• Champagne, in the Eure-et-Loir département

• Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, in the Rhône département
• Champagne-en-Valromey, in the Ain département
• Champagne-et-Fontaine, in the Dordogne département
• Champagne-Mouton, in the Charente département
• Champagne-sur-Loue, in the Jura département
• Champagne-sur-Oise, in the Val-d'Oise département
• Champagne-sur-Seine, in the Seine-et-Marne département
• Champagne-sur-Vingeanne, in the Côte-d'Or département
• Champagne-Vigny, in the Charente département
• Champagné-le-Sec, in the Vienne département
• Champagné-les-Marais, in the Vendée département
• Champagné-Saint-Hilaire, in the Vienne département

In Switzerland: Champagne, Switzerland

Although spelled differently, Champaign is the name of the city of Champaign and of Champaign County in Illinois.