Moslins
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Epernay | |
| Canton | Vertus-Plaine Champenoise | |
| Community association | Epernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 58 ′ N , 3 ° 56 ′ E | |
| height | 124-246 m | |
| surface | 11.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 308 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 515350 | |
| INSEE code | 51387 | |
Moslins is a French commune with 308 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the canton of Vertus-Plaine Champenoise (until 2015: canton of Avize ).
geography
Moslins is located in the west of the Champagne-Ardenne region, 34 kilometers southwest of Reims and 8 kilometers southwest of Épernay , between Morangis in the west and the hamlet of Montgrimaux, which belongs to Grauves , in the east. The Argensolle brook flows through the municipality.
history
The place name Moslins is derived from moulin , the French word for "mill".
The Cistercian Abbey of Argensolles was located on the Argensolle . As a result of the French Revolution (1789–1799) the buildings were sold. Today only ruins of the monastery can be seen at the Ferme d'Argensolles . A Gisant ( reclining grave statue ) from Moslins by Blanka of Navarre is on display today in the Museum of Châlons-en-Champagne .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 192 | 192 | 183 | 227 | 237 | 230 | 274 | 308 |
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economy
Important occupations of the Moslinois are viticulture and the breeding of domestic cattle . A local product is Champagne Class Cru -normal. There is a nursery on site.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Moslins on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved December 20, 2009
- ↑ Auguste Longnon : Les noms de lieu de la France. Leur origine, leur signification, leur transformations (= Burt Franklin Bibliographical & Reference Series. 487). Franklin, New York NY 1973, ISBN 0-8337-2142-9 (Reprinted 1920–1929 edition; online on Google Books , accessed December 20, 2009).
- ↑ De Wijngebieden in de Champagnestreek ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) Retrieved December 20, 2009
- ↑ Moslins on quid.fr ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) Retrieved February 2010
