Avize (French pronunciation: [aviz]) is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France.
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
Year | Pop. | ±% 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] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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