Hautvillers

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Hautvillers
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Hautvillers is located in France
Hautvillers
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region
Hautvillers is located in Champagne-Ardenne
Hautvillers
Hautvillers
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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 (2008–2014) 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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