The language of
Chrétien de Troyes is marked by Champenois traits and
Rashi used Champenois in his commentaries, but the earliest literature to survive consciously written in Champenois is noted from the end of the 16th century.
Le Bontemps de Carnaval de Chaumont was updated and republished in 1660. The language used contrasts the French spoken by the king's messengers with the Champenois of the local inhabitants. A feature of 18th-century Champenois literature was the
noëls (Christmas chants), which wove contemporary and local references into pious texts. ==References==