Charly-sur-Marne | |
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 The church of Charly-sur-Marne | |
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 Location of Charly-sur-Marne | |
  Charly-sur-Marne  Charly-sur-Marne | |
| Coordinates:48°58′41″N3°17′10″E / 48.9781°N 3.2861°E /48.9781; 3.2861 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Thierry |
| Canton | Essômes-sur-Marne |
| Intercommunality | Charly sur Marne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Patricia Planson[1] |
Area 1 | 20.52 km2 (7.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,584 |
| • Density | 125.9/km2 (326.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02163 /02310 |
| Elevation | 57–211 m (187–692 ft) (avg. 63 m or 207 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Charly-sur-Marne (French pronunciation:[ʃaʁlisyʁmaʁn], literallyCharly onMarne) is acommune in theAisnedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
An old fortified city dating from the 9th-centuryBurgundy, it was renamed from Charly in 2006.[3]
The old city lies to the north of theMarne. The river has moved south throughaccretion since the town was originally built. Across the river are the villages of Nogent-l'Artaud and Pavant. The town of Charly is halfway betweenLa Ferté-sous-Jouarre andChâteau-Thierry, and halfway betweenParis andRheims.
There is archaeological evidence of a Roman town on the site. The name of the town is a shortened form of Charles, believed to have been so named becauseCharles Martel had one of his palaces here. In 858Charles the Bald, granted rights to establish the female abbey of Notre-Dame de Soissons, which included extensiveseigniory lands in Charly, which dedicated lands lasted until theFrench Revolution. Before 1789, Charly did not have a local government. It was managed by the provost, then baillif, of the abbess of Notre-Dame de Soissons. After the revolution, in 1792, the former vicar of Charly became mayor.
In 1652, the troops ofCardinal Mazarini were defeated by theHuguenots outside the walls of Charly.
Louis Emile Morlot (*1859, 1907), was the mayor of Charly, aFrench Deputy, and the leader in the legal battle to keep the nameChampagne restricted to the sparking wine produced from the vineyards located between Crouttes-sur-Marne and Trélou. This protection was ensured by theTreaty of Madrid (1891).
In theFirst World War, the German First Army undervon Kluck had occupied Charly, when in theFirst Battle of the Marne, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) counter-attack crossed the Marne at Charly.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,974 | — |
| 1975 | 2,055 | +0.58% |
| 1982 | 2,395 | +2.21% |
| 1990 | 2,475 | +0.41% |
| 1999 | 2,727 | +1.08% |
| 2007 | 2,703 | −0.11% |
| 2012 | 2,677 | −0.19% |
| 2017 | 2,617 | −0.45% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Charly has extensive vineyards (950 ha.) ofChardonnay and in particular Pinot Meunier (or just Meunier) grapes used in the production ofChampagne (appellation controlled).
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