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Ay (alternative spelling: Aÿ) is a former commune in the Marne department in northeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Aÿ-Champagne.
Video Ay, Marne
Champagne
Ay is most famous as a centre of the production of Champagne. Ay's vineyards are located in the Vallée de la Marne subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Grand Cru (100%) in the Champagne vineyard classification. Many prestigious Champagne houses own vineyards in the immediate vicinity, and several producers are located in Ay, including Ayala and Bollinger.
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International relations
Ay is twinned with:
- Besigheim, Germany
- Newton Abbot, England
- Quaregnon, Belgium
- Sinalunga, Italy - since 2004
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Personalities
Ay was the birthplace of:
- Denise Schmandt-Besserat (1933-- ) French American cognitive archaeologist and art history professor
- Lucien Berland (1888-1962), entomologist and arachnologist
- René Lalique (1860-1945), glass designer
- Stephen Rochefontaine (1755-1814), military engineer
- Albert Lemaître, sporting motorist in 1890s and 1900s
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See also
- Bollinger
- Champagne Krug
- Classification of Champagne vineyards
- Communes of the Marne department
- List of short place names
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References
- INSEE statistics
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