Trépail

Trépail
Trépail
Commune
	The town hall in Trépail
	Location of Trépail
	Trépail Trépail
	Coordinates: 49°06′28″N 4°10′57″E / 49.1078°N 4.1825°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Reims
Canton	Mourmelon-Vesle et Monts de Champagne
Intercommunality	CU Grand Reims
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Boudville
Area 1	8.37 km2 (3.23 sq mi)
Population (2021)	443
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51580 /51380
Elevation	120–286 m (394–938 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Trépail (French pronunciation: [tʁepaj]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.^[3] It had a population of 436 in 2019.^[4] Its inhabitants are referred to as Trépaillots and Trépaillotes in French.^[5]

Geography

Trépail is located at the southeastern foot of the Montagne de Reims. The stream Ruisseau de Trépail runs through the village, and empties into the Aisne-Marne Canal at Vaudemange. The commune of Trépail covers an area of 8.37 km².^[6]

Vineyards

Trépail is most famously known for its vast vineyards. The vineyards in Trépail are dominated by Chardonnay. Trépail shares the Chardonnay dominance with three of its neighbouring villages: Vaudemagne and Billy-le-Grand just below the slope, and Villers-Marmery, located to the north/northeast along the slope. This area is sometimes called the Perle blanche, and Trépail is probably the most well-known village of the area. The current vineyard surface in the Trépail commune is just under 700 acres. As of 2013, it is made up of about 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir (9.5%).