Aÿ-Champagne
Aÿ-Champagne | |
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 The town hall in Aÿ | |
Location of Aÿ-Champagne  | |
  Aÿ-Champagne  Aÿ-Champagne | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′22″N 4°00′14″E / 49.056°N 4.004°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Épernay |
| Canton | Épernay-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC Grande Vallée de la Marne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Lévêque |
| Area 1 | 31.94 km2 (12.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 5,197 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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 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.[2] They keep their names and town halls.
Champagne
Aÿ
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
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
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 November 2015 (in French)
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