Aÿ-Champagne

Aÿ-Champagne
Commune
The town hall in Aÿ
Location of Aÿ-Champagne
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Coordinates: 49°03′22″N 4°00′14″E / 49.056°N 4.004°E / 49.056; 4.004Coordinates: 49°03′22″N 4°00′14″E / 49.056°N 4.004°E / 49.056; 4.004
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Épernay
Canton	Épernay-1
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Lévêque
Area 1	31.94 km2 (12.33 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	5,451
• Density	170/km2 (440/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 (French pronunciation: ​[a.i 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.^[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[]

• Communes of the Marne department

References[]

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