Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

Mesnil-sur-Oger
Mesnil-sur-Oger

Coordinates: 48°56′50″N 4°01′21″E / 48.9472°N 4.0225°E / 48.9472; 4.0225Coordinates: 48°56′50″N 4°01′21″E / 48.9472°N 4.0225°E / 48.9472; 4.0225
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Marne
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Épernay
Canton Canton of Avize
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Région de Vertus
Government
  Mayor Pascal Launois
Area1 7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,077
  Density 140/km2 (350/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 51367 / 51190

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.

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is a commune in the Marne department in the Champagne-Ardenne region in north-eastern France.

Champagne

The village's vineyards are located in the Côte des Blancs subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Grand Cru (100%) in the Champagne vineyard classification. On wine labels its name is often shortened to Le Mesnil. A Clos-type vineyard in the village is the source of Krug's Clos du Mesnil.

See also

The Saint-Nicolas church
Clos du Mesnil vineyard
Mesnil-sur-Oger as viewed from the hills nearby
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