Avize

Commune in Grand Est, France

(2020–2026) Gilles Dulion^[1]Area7.62 km² (2.94 sq mi)Population1,760 • Density230/km² (600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation113 m (371 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.^{[citation needed]} 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[3]

See also

• Communes of the Marne department
• Classification of Champagne vineyards

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