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