Isles-sur-Suippe

Commune in Grand Est, France

Isles-sur-Suippe
Commune
The town hall in Isles-sur-Suippe The town hall in Isles-sur-Suippe
Coat of arms of Isles-sur-Suippe Coat of arms
Location of Isles-sur-Suippe Map
Isles-sur-Suippe is located in France Isles-sur-Suippe Isles-sur-Suippe Show map of France Isles-sur-Suippe is located in Grand Est Isles-sur-Suippe Isles-sur-Suippe Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°21′26′′N 4°12′05′′E / 49.3572°N 4.2014°E / 49.3572; 4.2014
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Reims
Canton	Bourgogne-Fresne
Intercommunality	CU Grand Reims
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Riffe^[1]
Area ¹	12.39 km² (4.78 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	979
• Density	79/km² (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51299 /51110
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
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: [ilsyʁsɥip] , literally Isles on Suippe ) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Geography

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The commune is traversed by the Suippe river.

History

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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

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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

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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]