Avize

Avize
Commune
A general view of Avize and its vineyards
Coat of arms
Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Épernay
Canton	Épernay-2
Intercommunality	CA Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Dulion
Area1	7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	51029 / 51190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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. 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

Historical 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

See also

• Communes of the Marne department
• Classification of Champagne vineyards

External links

• Champagne Charles Koch history