Hautvillers | |
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 The town hall in Hautvillers | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hautvillers  | |
  Hautvillers  Hautvillers | |
| Coordinates: 49°05′06″N3°56′40″E / 49.085°N 3.9444°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Épernay |
| Canton | Épernay-1 |
| Intercommunality | Grande Vallée de la Marne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Silvère Pierrot [1] |
Area 1 | 11.77 km2 (4.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) [2] | 628 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51287 /51160 |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hautvillers (French pronunciation: [ovile] ) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
The Abbey of St. Peter which existed here until the French Revolution was the home of the famous Dom Perignon, a Benedictine monk whose work in wine-making helped to develop champagne. Because of the region's testimony to the development of champagne and unique agro-industrial system, the nearby vineyards, harvest huts, presses, and cellars were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015 as part of the Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars site. [3] The underground cellars, used for storing and fermenting the champagne, were built in the late 17th century and are some of the first cellars specifically dedicated to storing champagne. [3]
