Mareuil-sur-Ay

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Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
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Mareuil-sur-Aÿ is located in France
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Coordinates: 49°02′53″N 4°01′55″E / 49.048°N 4.0319°E / 49.048; 4.0319Coordinates: 49°02′53″N 4°01′55″E / 49.048°N 4.0319°E / 49.048; 4.0319
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementÉpernay
CantonAy
CommuneAÿ-Champagne
Area
1
11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
1,145
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
51160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mareuil-sur-Ay (French pronunciation: ​[maʁœj syʁ a.i], literally Mareuil on Ay) is a former commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Since January 2016, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ is part of the administrative commune Aÿ-Champagne.[2] Its population was 1,145 in 2018.[1]

The patron saint is Saint Trésain.[3]

Champagne[]

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.

Château Montebello.

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 November 2015 (in French).
  3. ^ Majoret, Laurent (1743), La vie de S. Tresain, Confesseur, Patron de Mareuil sur Marne & Patron de l'Église Paroissiale d'Avenay, Rheims: François Jeunehomme, retrieved 2021-08-20



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