Chigny-les-Roses

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Chigny-les-Roses
Chigny-les-Roses (France)
Chigny-les-Roses
region Grand Est
Department Marne
Arrondissement Reims
Canton Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne
Community association Grand Reims
Coordinates 49 ° 9 '  N , 4 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 9 '  N , 4 ° 4'  E
height 116-277 m
surface 4.38 km 2
Residents 556 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 127 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 51500
INSEE code 51152

Mairie Chigny-les-Roses

Chigny-les-Roses is a French commune with 365 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Reims and the municipality of Grand Reims .

geography

View over the vines to Chigny-les-Roses, in the background the Montagne de Reims

Chigny-les-Roses is twelve kilometers south of the city of Reims at the foot of the Montagne de Reims in the Montagne de Reims Regional Nature Park of the same name . Chigny-les-Roses is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ludes in the northeast and east, Ville-en-Selve in the south and Rilly-la-Montagne in the west.

history

High quality faiences were produced in Chigny-les-Roses between 1790 and the end of the 19th century .

At the request of Louise Pommery , President Émile Loubet - a rose lover - renamed the community from Chigny or Chigny-la-Montagne to Chigny-les-Roses in 1902 .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 522 525 570 602 573 530 520 369
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Nicolas church
  • Chigny-les-Roses castle
  • Calvaire
  • War memorial
Saint-Nicolas church
Calvaire
War memorial

economy

The main occupation of the residents is viticulture. There are 175 winemakers in the municipality. The Chigny-les-Roses wine cooperative was founded in 1953. The three grape varieties Pinot Noir , Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay are cultivated in a 2,360 hectare part of the Montagne de Reims appellation , an appellation d'Origine Contrôlée . Some sites are classified as Premier Cru . The grapes are processed into champagne . In addition to the numerous winemakers, there is an agricultural business in the community that grows grain.

The A4 autoroute runs north of the municipality .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ story on chignylesroses.fr (French)
  2. ↑ History of the municipality on chignylesroses.fr (French)
  3. ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
  4. ↑ Chigny-les-Roses on cassini.ehess.fr
  5. ↑ Chigny-les-Roses on insee.fr
  6. ↑ Community presentation (French)
  7. ↑ Winegrowers and farms in Chigny-les-Roses (French)

Web links

Commons : Chigny-les-Roses  - Collection of images