Mareuil-sur-Ay
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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 1,113 in 2019.[1]
The patron saint is Saint Trésain.[3]
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.[4]
See also
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References
- ^ a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ 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
- ^ "Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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