About the town » Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France
Popular surnames at Reims
- Der Franken 347
- Der Merovingen 295
- Van Frankrijk 244
- Van Brederode 225
- Van Saksen 222
- De Roucy 208
- Van Roucy 190
- Capet 157
- De France 98
- France 96
- Van Saksen Ludolf 84
- Van Lotharingen 80
- Van Henegouwen 79
- Von Sachsen 68
- Van Reims 65
- De Reims 60
- Roucy 50
- Der Merovingers 44
- Van Overzee 34
- De Lorraine 34
- Van Leuven 32
- Van West-francië 32
- Of France 30
- Van Saksen-ludolf 29
- Van Trier 29
- De Dreux 28
- Franks 24
- Reims 24
- Van West-francie 23
- Von Niederlotharingen 21
Records from Reims
Source: Wikipedia Information
Reims, a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies 129 km east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire. Reims played a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the crowning of the kings of France. The Cathedral of Reims (damaged by the Germans during the First World War but restored since) played the same role in France as Westminster Abbey has in the United Kingdom. It housed the Holy Ampulla (Sainte Ampoule) containing the Saint Chrême, allegedly brought by a white dove at the baptism of Clovis in 496. It was used for the anointing, the most important part of the coronation of French kings. Some sources regard Reims as the effective capital of the province of Champagne, given its size as by far the largest city in the region. The 2008 census recorded 188,078 inhabitants (Rémoises and Rémois) in the city of Reims proper, and 291,735 inhabitants in the metropolitan area.
