Avize

Avize
Avize
Commune
	A general view of Avize and its vineyards
	Coat of arms
	Location of Avize
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	Coordinates: 48°58′20″N 4°00′37″E / 48.9722°N 4.0103°ECoordinates: 48°58′20″N 4°00′37″E / 48.9722°N 4.0103°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Épernay
Canton	Épernay-2
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Dulion
Area 1	7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,752
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51029 /51190
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,888	—
1968	1,980	+4.9%
1975	1,696	−14.3%
1982	1,836	+8.3%
1990	1,680	−8.5%
1999	1,619	−3.6%
2006	1,625	+0.4%
2009	1,709	+5.2%
2014	1,814	+6.1%

Avize (French pronunciation: [aviz]) is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France.

Champagne[]

The village's vineyards are located in the Côte des Blancs subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Grand Cru (100%) in the Champagne vineyard classification.

Located in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, Avize is a village wine with many Champagne houses. About 400 winegrowers harvest 3,350 tons of grapes annually.^{[citation needed]} Its fermentation within the 12 km of the city cellars gave birth to the most prestigious wines of Champagne: Blanc de blancs. A treasure with flavors of orange and grapefruit that attracted the most beautiful houses in Avize: Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Champagne Roederer. Major champagne houses were founded in Avize as De Cazanove (1811), Koch (1820), or Bricout (1966).

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.