Hautvillers

Hautvillers
Hautvillers

Coordinates: 49°05′06″N 3°56′40″E / 49.085°N 3.9444°E / 49.085; 3.9444Coordinates: 49°05′06″N 3°56′40″E / 49.085°N 3.9444°E / 49.085; 3.9444
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Marne
Arrondissement Épernay
Canton Ay
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Grande Vallée de la Marne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Patrick Lopez
Area1 11.77 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 806
  Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 51287 / 51160

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hautvillers is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

The Abbey of St. Peter which existed here until the French Revolution was the home of the famous Dom Perignon, a Benedictine monk whose work in wine-making helped to develop champagne.

See also

Abbey of Saint-Pierre
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