Isles-sur-Suippe

Isles-sur-Suippe is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Isles-sur-Suippe
Commune
The town hall in Isles-sur-Suippe
Coat of arms
Location of Isles-sur-Suippe
Isles-sur-Suippe
Isles-sur-Suippe
Coordinates: 49°21′26″N 4°12′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementReims
CantonBourgogne
IntercommunalityCU Grand Reims
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Riffe
Area
1
12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
898
 • Density72/km2 (190/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.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the Suippe river.

History

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
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

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.[2]

  • Le président de la République salue la foule à son arrivée à Isles-sur-Suippe
  • Le président de la République salue le préfet sous le regard du maire Monsieur Dolhem
  • Le président de la République salue le préfet Monsieur Vie

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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