Joiselle

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Joiselle
Joiselle (France)
Joiselle
region Grand Est
Department Marne
Arrondissement Epernay
Canton Sézanne-Brie et Champagne
Community association Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais
Coordinates 48 ° 46 ′  N , 3 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′  N , 3 ° 31 ′  E
height 136-190 m
surface 9.76 km 2
Residents 100 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 10 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 51310
INSEE code 51306

Church of the Holy Innocents

Joiselle is a French commune with 100 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 Épernay and the municipality association Sézanne-Sud Ouest Marnais, founded in 2016 . The inhabitants are called Queudois .

During the First Battle of the Marne , General Charles Mangin moved into his headquarters in Joisele on September 7, 1914.

geography

The Grand Morin at Joiselle

The municipality of Joiselle is located in the east of the Brie region at the transition to the western part of the Champagne sèche , the "dry Champagne". The municipal area of ​​9.76 km² is characterized by large fields on a predominantly flat ground relief; except for the Bois de Meaux in the southwest, there are only small remains of forest. The winding Grand Morin flows through the municipality of Joiselle . The community is a collection of several small hamlets and farms, the relatively central hamlet of Joiselle includes only about a dozen houses in addition to the town hall, church and cemetery. Other hamlets are called Le Pavillon, Lignière, La Queue, La Fosse, Ls Hublets, Bécheret, Champagnemay, Maison Rouge and Beauregard (partially). Joiselle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tréfols in the north, Champguyon in the east, Neuvy in the south, Réveillon in the west and Villeneuve-la-Lionne in the north-west.

Place name

The origin of the name Joiselle comes from the Latin Jovi cella , a Latin temple of Jupiter . The name appeared for the first time in writing as Joirel in 1222 . Via Joerellum (1270), Jorellum (1407), Joisellum (1443), Joissellum (1457), Joysel (1493), Joisel (1603), Joizel (1652) and for the first time Joiselle (1758), the toponym developed into Josellum in 1784 and finally from 1801 to Joiselle, which is still in use today .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2016
Residents 145 126 71 69 80 88 86 99
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Economy and Infrastructure

Seven farms are located in Joiselle, five of which are arable farms (cultivation of grain and pulses) and two small wine producers in the districts of La Fosse and La Queue, but they are not allowed to use grapes to produce champagne outside of the locations defined in the Champagne wine-growing region .

The D 575 trunk road from Montmirail to Courgivaux runs through Joiselle . In Esternay , eight kilometers to the south, there is a connection to the Route nationale 4 from Paris to Nancy, which is partially developed like a motorway .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Dictionaire topografique de la France p. 137 (French)
  2. ↑ Joiselle on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Joiselle on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

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