Mareuil-sur-Ay (French pronunciation: [maʁœj syʁ aj], literally Mareuil on Ay) is a former commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Since January 2016, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ is part of the administrative commune Aÿ-Champagne.[2] Its population was 1,067 in 2022.[1]
The patron saint is Saint Trésain.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,128 | — |
| 1968 | 1,192 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 1,075 | −9.8% |
| 1982 | 1,159 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 1,277 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 1,219 | −4.5% |
| 2005 | 1,139 | −6.6% |
| 2010 | 1,225 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1,218 | −0.6% |
| Source: Ldh, EHESS, Cassini until 1999,[4] then Insee from 2006 onwards. | ||
Champagne
Its vineyards are located in the Vallée de la Marne subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Premier Cru (99%) in the Champagne vineyard classification. Together with Tauxières-Mutry it is the highest rated of the Premier Cru villages, and has therefore just missed out on Grand Cru (100%) status.
Regardless, the vineyards, harvest huts, presses, and cellars in Mareuil-sur-Ay were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015 as part of the Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars site, because of the region's testimony to the development of champagne.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 November 2015 (in French).
- ^ Majoret, Laurent (1743), La vie de S. Tresain, Confesseur, Patron de Mareuil sur Marne & Patron de l'Église Paroissiale d'Avenay, Rheims: François Jeunehomme, retrieved 2021-08-20
- ^ "Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui". École des hautes études en sciences sociales (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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