Aÿ-Champagne

Aÿ-Champagne
The town hall in Aÿ
The town hall in Aÿ
Location of Aÿ-Champagne
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Aÿ-Champagne is located in France
Aÿ-Champagne
Aÿ-Champagne
Aÿ-Champagne is located in Grand Est
Aÿ-Champagne
Aÿ-Champagne
Coordinates: 49°03′22″N 4°00′14″E / 49.056°N 4.004°E / 49.056; 4.004
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementÉpernay
CantonÉpernay-1
IntercommunalityCC Grande Vallée de la Marne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Lévêque[1]
Area
1
31.94 km2 (12.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,197
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51030 /51160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aÿ-Champagne (French pronunciation: [aj ʃɑ̃paɲ]) is a commune in the Marne department, northern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Aÿ, Mareuil-sur-Ay, and Bisseuil.[3] They keep their names and town halls.

Population

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The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 6,456—    
1975 6,433−0.05%
1982 6,452+0.04%
1990 6,258−0.38%
1999 6,165−0.17%
2007 5,972−0.40%
2012 5,889−0.28%
2017 5,592−1.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

Champagne

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Aÿ

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Aÿ is most famous as a centre of the production of Champagne. Aÿ's vineyards are located in the Vallée de la Marne subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Grand Cru (100%) in the Champagne vineyard classification. Many prestigious Champagne houses own vineyards in the immediate vicinity, and several producers are located in Aÿ, including Ayala and Bollinger.

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

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Its vineyards are located in the Vallée de la Marne subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Premier Cru (99%) in the Champagne vineyard classification. Together with Tauxières-Mutry it is the highest rated of the Premier Cru villages, and has therefore just missed out on Grand Cru (100%) status.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 November 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE