Avize
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{{more citations needed|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Avize
|commune status = Commune
|image = FR-51-Avize3.JPG
|caption = A general view of Avize and its vineyards
|image coat of arms = Blason Avize 51.svg
|arrondissement = Épernay
|canton = Épernay-2
|INSEE = 51029
|postal code = 51190
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne
|coordinates = {{coord|48.9722|4.0103|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 113
|elevation min m =
|elevation max m =
|area km2 = 7.62
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
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Avize ({{IPA|fr|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|date=May 2018}} 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 populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-51029#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |1980
|1975 |1696
|1982 |1836
|1990 |1680
|1999 |1619
|2009 |1709
|2014 |1814
|2020 |1752
}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Avize}}
- [http://www.champagne-koch.com/index%20english.html Champagne Charles Koch history]
{{Marne communes}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Communes of Marne (department)
Category:Grand Cru Champagne villages
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