Festigny (Marne)
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Epernay | |
| Canton | Dormans-Paysages de Champagne | |
| Community association | Paysages de la Champagne | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 3 ' N , 3 ° 45' E | |
| height | 87-246 m | |
| surface | 25.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 399 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51700 | |
| INSEE code | 51249 | |
 Saint Laurent Church |
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Festigny is a French commune with 399 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement Épernay and the canton Dormans-Paysages de Champagne (until 2015: Canton Dormans ).
geography
The municipality is located around 30 kilometers southwest of Reims in the vineyards above the southern, left bank of the Marne . Neighboring municipalities are Leuvrigny and Œuilly in the northeast, Saint-Martin-d'Ablois in the southeast, Le Baizil in the south, Igny-Comblizy in the southwest, Nesle-le-Repons in the west and Mareuil-le-Port in the northwest.
The south of the municipality is characterized by a landscape with a large number of small lakes, the runoffs of which are all collected by the Flagot river and drain to the Marne.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 428 | 408 | 394 | 407 | 444 | 405 | 389 | 399 |
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Parish partnership
- Essenheim in Rheinhessen , Germany
