Suippe
The Suippe () is an long river in the Marne and Aisne departments of north-eastern France. Its source is at Somme-Suippe. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aisne, into which it flows at Condé-sur-Suippe.
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France
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Geography
The commune is traversed by the
Suippe
The Suippe () is an long river in the Marne and Aisne departments of north-eastern France. Its source is at Somme-Suippe. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aisne, into which it flows at Condé-sur-Suippe.
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river.
History
Isles-sur-Suippe, Insula super Suppia at the early 11th century, is a village located between two branches of the
Suippe
The Suippe () is an long river in the Marne and Aisne departments of north-eastern France. Its source is at Somme-Suippe. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aisne, into which it flows at Condé-sur-Suippe.
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, on the road from
Reims
Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...
The royal relay station of Ysle was founded mid-17th century, the postal road from
Paris
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to Sedan, started in 1654, had a mandatory halt there; located between the halts of
Reims
Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...
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
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...
, 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
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, by the fire department and the entire population. He was offered a bunch of flowers by a schoolgirl.content
File:General_charles_de_gaulle_visite_isles_sur_suippe_1963.jpg, Le président de la République salue la foule à son arrivée à Isles-sur-Suippe
File:Charles_de_Gaulle_Mr_VIE_Isles_sur_Suippe.jpg, Le président de la République salue le préfet sous le regard du maire Monsieur Dolhem
File:Charles_de_Gaulle_et_préfet_Isles.jpg, Le président de la République salue le préfet Monsieur Vie
See also
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Communes of the Marne department
The following is a list of the 610 communes in the French department of Marne.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Islessursuippe
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