Isles-sur-Suippe explained

Isles-sur-Suippe
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Isles-sur-Suippes.svg
Arrondissement:Reims
Canton:Bourgogne-Fresne
Insee:51299
Postal Code:51110
Mayor:Guy Riffe[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CU Grand Reims
Coordinates:49.3572°N 4.2014°W
Elevation M:78
Area Km2:12.39

Isles-sur-Suippe (in French pronounced as /il syʁ sɥip/, literally Isles on Suippe) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

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

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
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