Avize
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Avize | |
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 A general view of Avize and its vineyards | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Épernay |
| Canton | Épernay-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Dulion[1] |
Area 1 | 7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51029 /51190 |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Avize (French pronunciation: [aviz]) is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France.
Champagne
[edit | edit source]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).
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,980 | — |
| 1975 | 1,696 | −2.19% |
| 1982 | 1,836 | +1.14% |
| 1990 | 1,680 | −1.10% |
| 1999 | 1,619 | −0.41% |
| 2009 | 1,709 | +0.54% |
| 2014 | 1,814 | +1.20% |
| 2020 | 1,752 | −0.58% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
See also
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- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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