Saint-Dizier Explained

Saint-Dizier
Commune Status:Subprefecture and commune
Image Coat Of Arms:52448 - Blason - Saint-Dizier.png
Arrondissement:Saint-Dizier
Canton:Saint-Dizier-1, 2 and 3
Insee:52448
Postal Code:52100
Mayor:Quentin Briere[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Saint-Dizier Der et Blaise
Coordinates:48.6383°N 4.9497°W
Elevation M:146
Area Km2:47.69

Saint-Dizier (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃.di.zje/) is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.[2]

It has a population of 23,382 (2018 figure) and is a subprefecture of the department. Although Saint-Dizier is marginally the most populous commune in Haute-Marne, the préfecture (capital) resides in the somewhat smaller commune of Chaumont.

Geography

Located approximately 120miles east of Paris, halfway to Strasbourg, it is five miles from Western Europe's largest man-made lake, Lake Der-Chantecoq.

Climate

History

Named after an unknown saint (possibly Desiderius of Fontenelle), the town originated as a fortified settlement around a thirteenth-century château, eventually becoming a royal fortress to guard the French kingdom's eastern approaches. The town was besieged and captured by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, in the summer of 1544. A fire in 1775 destroyed two-thirds of the town center. The château was owned by the Orléans family until the French Revolution, was a base for German troops during World War II, and currently houses the Municipal Museum.

Notable people

Saint-Dizier is the birthplace of

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM52448-saint-dizier INSEE commune file