Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ | |
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Location of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ | |
  Mareuil-sur-Aÿ Location within France  Mareuil-sur-Aÿ Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°02′53″N 4°01′55″E / 49.048°N 4.0319°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Épernay |
| Canton | Ay |
| Commune | Aÿ-Champagne |
Area 1 | 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,067 |
| • Density | 92.94/km2 (240.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51160 |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ (French pronunciation: [maʁœj syʁ aˑji], literally Mareuil on Aÿ) 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 1,067 in 2022.[1]
The patron saint is Saint Trésain.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,128 | — |
| 1968 | 1,192 | +0.92% |
| 1975 | 1,075 | −1.47% |
| 1982 | 1,159 | +1.08% |
| 1990 | 1,277 | +1.22% |
| 1999 | 1,219 | −0.52% |
| 2006 | 1,139 | −0.97% |
| 2022 | 1,067 | −0.41% |
| Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[1] | ||
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. Regardless, the vineyards, harvest huts, presses, and cellars in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015 as part of the Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars site, because of the region's testimony to the development of champagne.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 9 November 2015 (in French).
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mareuil-sur-Ay, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ "Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 12 December 2021.