Champagne is only Champagne if originating from the Champagne Ardenne. Within the Champagne region Champagne lovers make a distinction between the following areas:
- La montagne de Reims (Marne, mainly Pinot Noire)
- La Valée de la Marne (Marne et Aisne)
- La Côte des Blancs (Marne. Mainly Chardonay)
- La Côte des Bar (Aube near Troyes).
A number of organisations (amongst which the Champagne Information Bureau, CIVC) prefers to use a more geographical subdivision like Aisne, Marne and Aube. The cultivated area of the vineyards is stated in the following schedule:
| Province |
# Hectares
|
| Aisne et la Seine et Marne |
2.053 |
| Aube et la Haute-Marne |
5.823 |
| Marne |
22.271 |
| Total |
30.147 |
The Marne is the Province with the largest surface of vineyards. Hence the fact that the majority of the producers are to be found around Reims and Epernay
|
Area
|
Province |
# Hectares |
| Côte des Blancs |
Marne |
3.408 |
| Grande Vallée de la Marne |
Marne |
1.678 |
| Région Congy et Sézanne |
Marne |
2.036 |
| Vallée de la Marne |
Marne |
4.578 |
| Région Epernay |
Marne |
2.191 |
| Montagne de Reims |
Marne |
3.590 |
| Petite Montagne de Reims |
Marne |
2.609 |
| Vallée de la Vesle et de l’Ardre |
Marne |
2.025 |
| Région de Vitry-le François |
Marne |
156 |
| Région de Bar-sur-Aube |
Aube et la Haute-Marne |
1.728 |
| Région de Bar-sur-Seine |
Aube et la Haute-Marne |
4.095 |
| Canton de Condé-en-Brie |
Aisne et la Seine et Marne |
485 |
| Andere crus van de l’Aisne |
Aisne et la Seine et Marne |
1.568 |
| La Côte des Bar |
Aube et la Haute-Marne |
|
| Total |
|
30.147 |
The Villages in these area's can be found on the page hereunder