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
| 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
References
- ^ “Répertoire national des élus: les maires”. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ “Populations de référence 2023” (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE