Chigny-les-Roses
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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 | |
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
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
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
- ↑ story on chignylesroses.fr (French)
- ↑ History of the municipality on chignylesroses.fr (French)
- ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Chigny-les-Roses on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Chigny-les-Roses on insee.fr
- ↑ Community presentation (French)
- ↑ Winegrowers and farms in Chigny-les-Roses (French)