Avize

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Avize
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A general view of Avize and its vineyards
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Location of Avize
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Avize
Coordinates: 48°58′20″N4°00′37″E / 48.9722°N 4.0103°E / 48.9722; 4.0103
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)
Population
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
1,752
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51029 /51190
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.

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Champagne

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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