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Visit the city of Reims on the Champagne and Grand-East route? Here are the best areas to stay in Reims!

With almost 200,000 Rémoi(es) – exactly 183 113 inhabitants in 2016 – Reims ranks 12th among the most populous cities in France, behind Rennes and Lille and is the most populous commune in the department of La Marne (51). Known as the “City of Kings” and the “City of the Sacraments”, the city was of major importance in the history of France: for more than a thousand years, the kings of France were crowned there, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims, of Louis-le-Pieux (816) to Charles X (1825). The historical and cultural heritage of Reims is one of the most important in the country and the city contains many historical monuments. Three of them are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Palais du Tau and the former Royal Abbey of Saint-Rémi. And of course, the city has a major tourist attraction, capable of intoxicating until disinhibition and grivoiserie: we speak of Champagne, of course!

Looking for a room or apartment to stay in Reims? Here is our presentation of the neighborhoods where to sleep in Reims the time of your stay!

Downtown

As usual, you are recommended to aim the city centre to sleep close to the must-have buildings and the heart of the social activity of the cities. As far as Reims is concerned, you can visit the Palais du Tau – listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List – the Museum of Fine Arts, the Carnegie Library, the Opera and the Cirque de Reims.

Is that all? Of course, you will not miss the building for which everyone comes to visit Reims: the Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral ! Built between 1211 and 1345 in a Gothic style – one of the most impressive Gothic art monuments in Europe – it is known to have been the place of the priest of the kings of France for 1,000 years, from the Carolingian Empire in the 9th century. Raised by the flames of the German bombings during the First World War, she lost her wooden roof – this sad spell is not exclusively reserved for Notre-Dame-de-Paris Cathedral, alas... – and the melted lead poured into the gargouilles and destroyed the Palais du Tau. Destroyed at 85% – like the city of Saint-Lô in the Channel on June 6, 1944 – the city centre was rebuilt after the Armistice of 1918. If you choose the city center to stay in Reims, you will enjoy a position you can no longer central to visiting everything on foot.

Erlon Centre

Centre Erlon is a mini-neighborhood in the city centre, an area of choice where to stay in Reims if the hyper centre displays complete. Three lungs of greenery make the area resurgent: the Hautes Promenades, the Square Colbert and the Jardin de la Patte-d’Oie. Nearby, there are large restaurants, shops, bars and well-placed hotels where to sleep in Reims. Place Drouet d’Erlon is the main square of the neighborhood.

Boulingrin

Why choose to stay Boulingrin ? This area in the north-east of the city centre is home to several must-sees to visit Reims: Halles du Boulingrin and the cellars of the brand of Champagne worldwide known, Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin.

With bars and restaurants, visit the Demeure des Comtes de Champagne – building classified as a historic monument – and the Museum-hotel Le Vergeur. The Place de l’Hôtel de Ville is just a step away: we are in the centre!

Saint-Rémi and Barbâtre

Looking for a quiet area to sleep in Reims, enjoying cultural or historical attractions? See south of the city, towards Saint-Rémi and Barbâtre. This, in particular for the deemed Saint-Rémi Basilica , a majestic building built around the year mil, a book of Romanesque and Gothic art of more than 10 centuries of history.

On the other side of Victor Hugo Boulevard, there is a residential and commercial area where to stay in Reims: Barber , including a Champagne pilgrimage: Domaine Vranken Pommery and Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin's crayers' visit centre.