Jérôme Champagne was educated at the Lycée d'Arsonval in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés(France) before entering in 1978 at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) where he graduated in 1981 as well as at the Ecole Nationale des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) .
Since childhood, Champagne has been a strong supporter of AS Saint-Étienne [REF].