Dizy, Marne

Dizy

St-Timothée Church
Dizy

Coordinates: 49°03′58″N 3°58′02″E / 49.0661°N 3.9672°E / 49.0661; 3.9672Coordinates: 49°03′58″N 3°58′02″E / 49.0661°N 3.9672°E / 49.0661; 3.9672
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Marne
Arrondissement Épernay
Intercommunality Grande Vallée de la Marne
Government
  Mayor Barbara Naveau
Area1 3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,714
  Density 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 51210 / 51350
Elevation 69–250 m (226–820 ft)
(avg. 72 m or 236 ft)

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.

Dizy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Geography

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

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

The inhabitants of the commune are called Dizyciens.

Twin towns

Dizy is twinned with:

See also

Notes and references

  1. (French) EHESS, notice de la commune on the Cassini website
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