Éclaires
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Éclaires (French pronunciation: [eklɛʁ]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
Éclaires | |
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 Location of Éclaires | |
  Éclaires Location within France  Éclaires Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°00′03″N 5°00′10″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Canton | Argonne Suippe et Vesle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Bouchez[1] |
Area 1 | 10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 82 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51222 /51800 |
| Elevation | 154 m (505 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
On April 14, 2011, Éclaires was the location of the TGV landspeed record attempt, which it broke with a speed of 574.8 km/h.
