Mareuil-sur-Ay

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Location within Champagne-Ardenne region  Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Administration
Country	France
Region	Champagne-Ardenne
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Épernay
Canton	Ay
Intercommunality	Grande Vallée de la Marne
Mayor	Christian Drouin (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	89 m (292 ft) avg.
Land area1	11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi)
Population2	1,219  (1999)
- Density	106 /km2 (270 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	51347/ 51160
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.

Coordinates: 49°02′53″N 4°01′55″E / 49.048°N 4.03194°E / 49.048; 4.03194

Mareuil-sur-Ay is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

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.

See also

• Billecart-Salmon
• Communes of the Marne department