Aÿ-Champagne

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.

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
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 km^2 (12.33 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,592
• Density	180/km^2 (450/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Arrêté préfectoral 9 November 2015 (in French)