Vertus | |
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Part of Blancs-Coteaux | |
Coordinates: 48°54′19″N 4°00′08″E / 48.9054°N 4.0021°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Marne |
Arrondissement | Épernay |
Canton | Vertus-Plaine Champenoise |
Commune | Blancs-Coteaux |
Area 1 | 35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 2,345 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Demonym | Vertusiens |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 51130 |
Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vertus (French pronunciation: [vɛʁty]) is a former commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Blancs-Coteaux.[2] The Encyclopédiste Antoine-Claude-Pierre Masson de La Motte-Conflans (1727–1801) was born and died in Vertus.