Saint-Dizier

Saint-Dizier
Notre-Dame church, Saint-Dizier
Notre-Dame church, Saint-Dizier
Coat of arms of Saint-Dizier
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier is located in France
Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier is located in Grand Est
Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier
Coordinates: 48°38′21″N 4°57′09″E / 48.6392683°N 4.9524614°E / 48.6392683; 4.9524614
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaute-Marne
ArrondissementSaint-Dizier
CantonSaint-Dizier-1
Saint-Dizier-2
Saint-Dizier-3
IntercommunalitySaint-Dizier, Der et Blaise
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) François Cornut-Gentille
Area
1
47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
25,505
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
DemonymBragards
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
52448 /52100
Elevation123–205 m (404–673 ft)
(avg. 164 m or 538 ft)
Websitewww.saint-dizier.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Dizier is a commune of France, and a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region.

Geography

The city of Saint-Dizier is on the northern part of the Haute-Marne department in northeast France near the Meuse and the Marne departments.

It has an area of 47.7 km2 (18.4 sq mi). Its average altitude is 164 m (538 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 143 m (469 ft).


Distance from Saint-Dizier to other cities
ParisStrasbourgBordeauxToulouseMontpellierLyonNantesMarseille
249 km (155 mi)252 km (157 mi)751 km (467 mi)843 km (524 mi)666 km (414 mi)369 km (229 mi)582 km (362 mi)680 km (420 mi)


Saint-Dizier and its neighboring communes
Map of the commune of Saint-Dizier


The commune of Saint-Dizier is surrounded by the communes Trois-Fontaines-l'Abbaye, Chancenay, Bettancourt-la-Ferrée, Ancerville (Meuse department), Chamouilley, Eurville-Bienville, Troisfontaines-la-Ville, Humbécourt, Laneuville-au-Pont, Moëslains, Valcourt, Hallignicourt and Villiers-en-Lieu.

Two rivers flow through the city: the Ornel and the Marne. The city is at about 8 km (5.0 mi) from Lac du Der-Chantecoq, the largest man-made lake of Western Europe.

Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Saint-Dizier is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb". The average amount of precipitation for the year is 1,450.3 mm (57.1 in) and the average temperature for the year is 11.2 °C (52.2 °F).

Climate data for Saint-Dizier, France
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)		 7.6
(45.7)		 11.7
(53.1)		 15.4
(59.7)		 19.7
(67.5)		 22.8
(73.0)		 25.5
(77.9)		 25.1
(77.2)		 20.8
(69.4)		 16
(61)		 10
(50)		 6.6
(43.9)		 15.6
(60.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)		 4
(39)		 7.3
(45.1)		 10.2
(50.4)		 14.4
(57.9)		 17.4
(63.3)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.4
(66.9)		 15.7
(60.3)		 11.9
(53.4)		 6.8
(44.2)		 4
(39)		 11.2
(52.1)
Average low °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5)		 0.3
(32.5)		 2.8
(37.0)		 4.9
(40.8)		 9.1
(48.4)		 12
(54)		 14.1
(57.4)		 13.7
(56.7)		 10.6
(51.1)		 7.7
(45.9)		 3.6
(38.5)		 1.3
(34.3)		 6.7
(44.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 128.8
(5.07)		 111.5
(4.39)		 103.5
(4.07)		 129.7
(5.11)		 113.9
(4.48)		 87.8
(3.46)		 69.3
(2.73)		 98.4
(3.87)		 119.6
(4.71)		 152.1
(5.99)		 185.9
(7.32)		 150.4
(5.92)		 1,450.9
(57.12)
Source: Weatherbase.com

Population

The inhabitants of Saint-Dizier are known, in French, as Bragards (women: Bragardes) or Bragars (women: Bragares).

The city of Saint-Dizier has a population, in 2014, of 25,505; it is the commune of Haute-Marne with more people living in it, even more than Chaumont (22,560 inhabitants) that is the prefecture of the department. Its population density is of 535 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Saint-Dizier



Saint-Dizier forms, with other five communes, the urban area of Saint-Dizier with a population of 32,086 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 89.9 km2 (34.7 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Saint-Diziert, formed by 43 communes, with a population of 53,790 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 617.6 km2 (238.5 sq mi).

Administration

Saint-Dizier is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Saint-Dizier and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of three cantons:

It is part of the intercommunality Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise (French: Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Dizier, Der et Blaise).

References

  1. ↑ "Le maire et les adjoints" (in French). Ville de Saint-Dizier. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Commune de Saint-Dizier (52448) - Comparateur de territoire". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "The city of Saint-Dizier". Map-France.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Saint-Dizier, France - Köppen Climate Classification". Weatherbase. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Saint-Dizier (52100)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 11 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ "Unité urbaine de Saint-Dizier (00460)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Aire urbaine de Saint-Dizier (144)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

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