Mareuil-le-Port

Mareuil -le- Port is a commune with 1192 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Marne, in the Champagne -Ardenne region.

Geography

Mareuil -le- Port is located in the Marne Valley, 20 km west of Epernay, the seat of the prefecture. The municipality comprises the three villages of Mareuil -le- Port, Port -a- Binson and Cerseuil.

History

Archaeological finds indicate a Neolithic settlement in the area. In the area of ​​area of ​​Port -à- Binson there was a Roman urbanization.

Demographics

The population of Mareuil -le- Port remained largely constant with slight fluctuations over the past 40 years, but remained in the back section behind the total French development. With a slight excess of births is based mainly on the variations immigration and emigration.

Culture and sights

Which is considered a monument historique Church of Mareuil dates from the 12th to the 17th centuries. The tower and the west portal were built in the 12th century. The Romanesque nave was rebuilt in the 16th century. The transept and the front building are decorated in Renaissance style.

Economy

The community is dominated by the Champagne - growing.

Partnership

Mareuil -le- Port is twinned with the Rhineland-Palatinate local church Zornheim since 1984.

Sons and daughters of the community

• Roger rondeaux (1920-1999), cyclist

Swell

• Municipality in the Marne
• Place in Champagne- Ardenne