Isles-sur-Suippe

Isles-sur-Suippe
Isles-sur-Suippe
Commune
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	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 49°21′26″N 4°12′05″E / 49.3572°N 4.2014°ECoordinates: 49°21′26″N 4°12′05″E / 49.3572°N 4.2014°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Reims
Canton	Bourgogne
Intercommunality	CU Grand Reims
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Riffe
Area 1	12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	915
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51299 /51110
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Isles-sur-Suippe is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Geography[]

The commune is traversed by the Suippe river.

History[]

Isles-sur-Suippe, Insula super Suppia at the early 11th century, is a village located between two branches of the Suippe, on the road from Reims to Rethel.

The relay station[]

L'ancien relais de poste

The royal relay station of Ysle was founded mid-17th century, the postal road from Paris to Sedan, started in 1654, had a mandatory halt there; located between the halts of Reims and Rethel-Mazarin, it was an important link of the road to Sedan, a then predominant town of the Ardennes. At that time, the Galand family settled in Ysle and initiated a postmaster dynasty.

Late modern and contemporary[]

During his 18th official trip, General Charles de Gaulle, president of the Republic of France, halts in Isles-sur-Suippe on 22 April 1963. He was welcomed by préfet Jean-Émile Vié, by mayor Charles Dolhem, by gendarmes, by the fire department and the entire population. He was offered a bunch of flowers by a schoolgirl.^[2]

Le président de la République salue la foule à son arrivée à Isles-sur-Suippe
Le président de la République salue le préfet sous le regard du maire Monsieur Dolhem
Le président de la République salue le préfet Monsieur Vie