Champagne

Champagne shield

(sham-pan´) (pron: sham-pain)

Capital: Troyes (pron: ter-wah)
French annexation: 1314

Troyes, capital city of Champagne, takes its name from ancient Troy.  The intricate diagonal pattern on this shield mimics mazes built in Trojan settlements.

Champagne provincial map
Information courtesy of State Historical Society of North Dakota