Recy
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Canton | Châlons-en-Champagne-2 | |
| Community association | Châlons-en-Champagne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 59 ′ N , 4 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 76-147 m | |
| surface | 14.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,031 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 72 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51520 | |
| INSEE code | 51453 | |
| Website | http://www.recy.fr/ | |
Recy is a French commune with 1,031 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 Châlons-en-Champagne and the canton Châlons-en-Champagne-2 . The residents call themselves Recyots .
geography
Recy is located about 37 kilometers southeast of Reims and four kilometers northwest of Châlons-en-Champagne in the Marne river valley . The place itself is on the Canal latéral à la Marne . Recy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Juvigny in the north and north-west, La Veuve in the north, L'Épine in the north-east, Saint-Martin-sur-le-Pré in the east and south-east, Fagnières in the south, Saint-Gibrien in the south-west and Matougues in the west .
The A26 autoroute runs through the west of the municipality and Route nationale 44 through the northeast .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
| Residents | 436 | 480 | 527 | 763 | 971 | 907 | 997 | 1047 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
