Dizy, Marne
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Épernay |
| Intercommunality | Grande Vallée de la Marne |
| Mayor | Barbara Naveau |
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| Elevation | 69–250 m (226–820 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,714 (2006) |
| - Density | 531 /km2 (1,380 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51210/ 51350 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°03′58″N 3°58′02″E / 49.0661°N 3.9672°E
Dizy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
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Geography[edit]
Dizy is situated in the Marne valley, on the main road between Épernay (3 km) and Rheims (23 km).
The village is north of Magenta, south of Champillon, east of Hautvillers and west of Ay.
History[edit]
In 1881, the commune which was called Dizy until 1801, then Dizy-sur-Marne, took the name of Dizy-Magenta. In 1965, when Magenta has become independent, the village took again the name of Dizy.[1]
Demographics[edit]
The inhabitants of the commune are called Dizyciens.
Twin towns[edit]
Dizy is twinned with:
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Notes and references[edit]
- ^ (French) EHESS, notice de la commune on the Cassini website
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