The County of Champagne, descended from the early medieval kingdom of Austrasia, passed to the French crown in 1314.

In 1956, most of Champagne became part of the French administrative region of Champagne-Ardenne, which comprised four departments: Ardennes, Aube, Haute-Marne, and Marne.

The toponym dates back to the Renaissance describing its vast chalk lined flat landscape.

[3] In the High Middle Ages, the province was famous for the Champagne fairs, which were very important in the economy of the Western societies.

The chivalric romance had its first beginnings in the county of Champagne with the famous writer Chrétien de Troyes who wrote stories of the Round Table from the Arthurian legends.