Isles-sur-Suippe,
Insula super Suppia at the early 11th century, is a village located between two branches of the
Suippe, on the road from
Reims to
Rethel.
The relay station The royal relay station of Ysle was founded mid-17th century, the postal road from
Paris to
Sedan, started in 1654, had a mandatory halt there; located between the halts of
Reims 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, 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, by the fire department and the entire population. He was offered a bunch of flowers by a schoolgirl. 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==