Isles-sur-Suippe

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Isles-sur-Suippe
The town hall in Isles-sur-Suippe
The town hall in Isles-sur-Suippe
Coat of arms of Isles-sur-Suippe
Location of Isles-sur-Suippe
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Isles-sur-Suippe is located in France
Isles-sur-Suippe
Isles-sur-Suippe
Isles-sur-Suippe is located in Grand Est
Isles-sur-Suippe
Isles-sur-Suippe
Coordinates: 49°21′26″N 4°12′05″E / 49.3572°N 4.2014°E / 49.3572; 4.2014
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementReims
CantonBourgogne-Fresne
IntercommunalityCU Grand Reims
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Riffe[1]
Area
1
12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
963
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51299 /51110
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Isles-sur-Suippe (French pronunciation: [il syʁ sɥip], literally Isles on Suippe) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Geography[edit]

The commune is traversed by the Suippe river.

History[edit]

Isles-sur-Suippe, Insula super Suppia at the early 11th century, is a village located between two branches of the Suippe, on the road from Reims to Rethel.

The relay station[edit]

L'ancien relais de poste

The royal relay station of Ysle was founded mid-17th century, the postal road from Paris to Sedan, started in 1654, had a mandatory halt there; located between the halts of Reims and Rethel-Mazarin, it was an important link of the road to Sedan, a then predominant town of the Ardennes. At that time, the Galand family settled in Ysle and initiated a postmaster dynasty.

Late modern and contemporary[edit]

During his 18th official trip, General Charles de Gaulle, president of the Republic of France, halts in Isles-sur-Suippe on 22 April 1963. He was welcomed by préfet Jean-Émile Vié, by mayor Charles Dolhem, by gendarmes, by the fire department and the entire population. He was offered a bunch of flowers by a schoolgirl.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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