Epernay Hotels

Epernay is a commune in the Marne department in northern France. Epernay (Sparnacum) belonged to the archbishops of Reims from the 5th until the 10th century, when it came into the possession of the counts of Champagne. It was badly damaged during the Hundred Years' War, and was burned by Francis I in 1544. It resisted Henry of Navarre in 1592, and Marshal Biron fell in the attack which preceded its eventual capture. In 1642 it was, along with Chateau-Thierry, named as a duchy and assigned to the duc de Bouillon. In the heart of the Champagne vineyards, Epernay is ideally situated for excursions into the Marne valley. The great Champagne houses offer the visitor miles and miles of underground tunnels in which their famous sparkling wines are made