Ay, Marne

Aÿ
Part of Aÿ-Champagne
Coat of arms
Location of Aÿ
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Coordinates: 49°03′22″N4°00′14″E / 49.0561°N 4.004°E / 49.0561; 4.004 Coordinates: 49°03′22″N4°00′14″E / 49.0561°N 4.004°E / 49.0561; 4.004
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Épernay
Canton	Épernay-1
Commune	Aÿ-Champagne
Area 1	10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population  (2016-01-01) [1]	5,816
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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.

Aÿ is a former commune in the Marne department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2016 it was merged into the new commune Aÿ-Champagne. ^[2]

Champagne

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.

International relations

Aÿ is twinned with:

• Besigheim, Germany
• Newton Abbot, England
• Quaregnon, Belgium
• Sinalunga, Italy - since 2004

Personalities

Aÿ was the birthplace of:

• Denise Schmandt-Besserat (1933-- ) French American cognitive archaeologist and art history professor
• Lucien Berland (1888–1962), entomologist and arachnologist
• René Lalique (1860–1945), glass designer
• Stephen Rochefontaine (1755–1814), military engineer
• Albert Lemaître, sporting motorist in 1890s and 1900s

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,516	—
1800	2,593	+3.1%
1806	2,548	−1.7%
1821	2,507	−1.6%
1831	2,727	+8.8%
1836	2,810	+3.0%
1841	3,130	+11.4%
1846	3,415	+9.1%
1851	3,302	−3.3%
1856	3,268	−1.0%
1861	3,395	+3.9%
1866	3,573	+5.2%
1872	4,149	+16.1%
1876	5,063	+22.0%
1881	5,396	+6.6%
1886	6,075	+12.6%
1891	6,701	+10.3%
1896	7,061	+5.4%
1901	7,052	−0.1%
1906	7,391	+4.8%
1911	7,212	−2.4%
1921	7,911	+9.7%
1926	7,267	−8.1%
1931	6,995	−3.7%
1936	6,666	−4.7%
1946	6,272	−5.9%
1954	6,806	+8.5%
1962	6,682	−1.8%
1968	4,884	−26.9%
1975	4,883	−0.0%
1982	4,773	−2.3%
1990	4,318	−9.5%
1999	4,315	−0.1%
2006	4,190	−2.9%
2009	4,116	−1.8%

See also

• Bollinger
• Champagne Krug
• Classification of Champagne vineyards
• Communes of the Marne department
• List of short place names

References

1. "Populations légales 2016". INSEE . Retrieved 25 April 2019.
2. Arrêté préfectoral 9 November 2015 (in French)

• INSEE statistics

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