Vouzy

Location

Vouzy lies in the Marne département in the Grand Est region, about 22 kilometres west of Châlons-en-Champagne. The village sits on the little river Somme-Soude, while the Berle flows along the north-western edge of the commune. Neighbouring communes include Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny, Rouffy, Pocancy, Vélye and Chaintrix-Bierges. The town of Vertus, which belongs to the commune of Blancs-Coteaux and stands for the Côte des Blancs, is around 8.5 kilometres away.

Vouzy has 299 inhabitants (as at 1 January 2023) and is regarded as a rural commune with scattered housing. It is not classified as grand cru or premier cru.

Landscape and climate

Agriculture shapes the picture here: according to Corine Land Cover, around 89 per cent of the land was farmland in 2018, with arable land alone accounting for 85.2 per cent. Woodland makes up 7.8 per cent, built-up areas only 3.3 per cent. The sources available to me make no mention of viticulture. So a visit to Vouzy means the open expanse of the Plaine champenoise rather than vine-covered slopes.

“At the nearest weather station, in Chouilly, the mean annual temperature for 1991 to 2020 was 11.4 °C, with rainfall of around 669 millimetres.

The climate is temperate oceanic (Cfb). At the nearest weather station, in Chouilly, the mean annual temperature for 1991 to 2020 was 11.4 °C, with rainfall of around 669 millimetres. The record high there was 40.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the record low minus 12.3 °C on 5 February 2012.

History and administration

The village dates back to Gallo-Roman times and belonged to the Pagus Virtudensis, the territory of Vertus. The name has been handed down in many spellings, appearing early on as Vosies or Voisies in 1204.

Administratively, Vouzy has belonged to the arrondissement of Épernay since 31 March 2017, having previously been part of Châlons-en-Champagne. It forms part of the Communauté d'agglomération Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne and of the canton of Vertus-Plaine Champenoise. Drinking water is supplied by a pumping station within the commune, which also serves eight other villages.

Things to see

• Church of Saint-Martin, 19th century
• Château de Vouzy

For champagne travellers, Vouzy is above all a quiet stopover. You can reach Épernay and Vertus on the on-demand Mouvéo service, line Z, which in 2025 offers two return journeys a day from Monday to Saturday. By car, the wine villages of the Côte des Blancs are an easy drive from here.