Saint-Dizier
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Haute-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dizier |
| Mayor | François Cornut-Gentille (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 47.69 km2 (18.41 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 30,900 (1999) |
| - Density | 648 /km2 (1,680 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 52448/ 52100 |
| 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: 48°38′18″N 4°56′59″E / 48.6383°N 4.9497°E
Saint-Dizier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.di.zje]) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
It has a population of 31,000 (2003 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.
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Geography [edit]
Located approximately 120 miles (193 km) east of Paris, halfway to Strasbourg, it is five miles from Western Europe's largest man-made lake, Lake Der-Chantecoq.
History [edit]
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 centre. 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 [edit]
Saint-Dizier is the birthplace of
- Baroque-era musicologist André Pirro
- Organist André Isoir
- Conductor Jean-Paul Penin
- Former world middleweight boxing champion Marcel Thil. A street is named in his honor.
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