Capital of champagne, the city of Épernay is known all over the world for its important champagne houses, which succeed one another along its famous Champagne avenue. Dug into the chalk, prestigious cellars of Épernay can be visited.
Charming town of 25,000 residents, located between the Marne and Coteaux, Epernay welcomes you. At the crossroads of the circuits of the "Champagne Tourist Route" through which all the famous wines, Epernay is surrounded by hills whose slopes are covered with vineyards producing the famous wine. The heart of the vineyard, with its 30,000 hectares in production, beats at Epernay.
Epernay is a dynamic city whose economy is marked by the food and especially champagne. Agriculture and viticulture mainly occupy more than 30% of the usable area. The industry, meanwhile, represented by three main sectors: industry and mechanical processing, construction and public works, and finally the Champagne industry and related activities. Trade Epernay is a center of attraction which extends about 21 municipalities. And tertiary services are highly developed.
Champagne avenue: The Avenue de Champagne is a district of the major production houses and the world-renowned wine trade. It is decorated with many buildings of the XIXth century, with a luxurious appearance in the Renaissance or classical style. 100 Tasteful Sites in France. Totaling more than 100 km of galleries dug in the chalk where are housed millions of bottles in which the Champagne slowly is developed, the large cellars receive there daily very numerous visitors.
Hôtel de Ville: Former private mansion of Monsieur Auban-Moët, built in 1858 and ceded to the city in 1919, it retains the charm of a private residence in the center of a beautiful park. Inside, luxurious salons, notably the Wedding Room and the Board Room, deserve the attention of visitors. In front of the facade, a terrace was skilfully used as a buttress of the Monuments to the Dead, designed by M. Giraud, architect, and by M. J. Dechin, Prix de Rome Sculpture. The Town Hall rises in a magnificent park designed in the last century by the Brothers Bülher, creators of the Tête d'Or Park in Lyon.
The Orangerie: The Garden of the Orangerie of the Establishments Moët and Chandon, was designed in the First Empire (1807) by the Lorraine painter Isabey. It bears this name since the building reflected in the basin of the French garden serves to shelter the winter orange trees of the Garden Chandon Moët House. Visible from the Avenue but can not be visited.
Château Perrier: This private mansion of M. Charles Perrier is built in stone Louis XIII style and has in the center of the court the equestrian statue in cast iron Le Veneur (1890-1900). In 1940, this building housed the HQ of the German armies from 1942 to 1944. After the liberation of Patton, the Americans settled in this building.
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Summer Music from June to August: Discover all styles of music through the Summer Music Festival, an opportunity to explore the musical world in exceptional places.
Harvest Concert in September: Generation Mozart's Harvest Concert takes place at the Gabrielle-Dorziat Theater, an opportunity to celebrate the vines and the harvest with music, and to discover the music of the Age of Enlightenment.
Habits de Lumière in December: For 3 days, Épernay and the Avenue de Champagne are decked out in their finest festive attire. On the program, Friday evening, inauguration evening in the Avenue de Champagne with street shows, Champagne bars, fireworks; on Saturday, with Habits de Saveurs, discover Champagne gastronomy with the chefs; on Sunday, go back in time with the parade of vintage cars through the streets of Épernay.
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Route Touristique du Champagne will guide you to the Champagne villages, you will discover the vineyard landscapes, producers, the region offers exceptional sites of Epernay.
