Country France Department Haute-Marne Population (1999) 30,900 Area 47.69 km² | Region Grand Est Arrondissement Saint-Dizier Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Tuesday 7:04 PM | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 53% Humidity Points of interest Musée de Saint-Dizier, Musée Municipal, Les Remparts de Saint Dizier Clubs and Teams CO Saint-Dizier, SC Marnaval | ||
Life in saint dizier
Saint-Dizier ([sɛ̃.di.zje]) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
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Map of 52100 Saint-Dizier, France
It has a population of 26,300 (2014 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 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
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 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
Saint-Dizier is the birthplace of