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Ay, Marne

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Marne

Population (2009)
  
4,116

Local time
  
Friday 6:54 PM

Region
  
Grand Est

Canton
  
Ay

Area
  
10.43 km²

Arrondissement
  
Épernay

Ay, Marne

Intercommunality
  
Grande Vallée de la Marne

Weather
  
12°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 75% Humidity

Ay (alternative spelling: 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.

Contents

Map of 51160 Ay, France

Champagne

Ay is most famous as a centre of the production of Champagne. Ay'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 Ay, including Ayala and Bollinger.

International relations

Ay is twinned with:

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

    • Personalities

    Ay was the birthplace of:

  • 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

    • References

    Ay, Marne Wikipedia
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