Saint-Dizier
![Coat of arms of Saint-Dizier](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/52448_-_Blason_-_Saint-Dizier.png/73px-52448_-_Blason_-_Saint-Dizier.png)
![Map](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,a,a,270x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Saint-Dizier&revid=1213819674&groups=_971f0285700a7d280cbb508835d159a3379ba89a)
Saint-Dizier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.di.zje]) is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.[3]
It has a population of 23,382 (2018 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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Saint_dizier_avion.png/170px-Saint_dizier_avion.png)
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.
Climate
Climate data for Saint-Dizier (1981–2010 averages) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.8 (89.2) | 36.8 (98.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 40.4 (104.7) | 33.7 (92.7) | 29.2 (84.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 40.4 (104.7) |
Mean daily maximum °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) | 16.0 (60.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 6.6 (43.9) | 15.7 (60.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.1 (48.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 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) |
Record low °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −22.5 (−8.5) | −13.6 (7.5) | −6.0 (21.2) | −3.0 (26.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | 0.2 (32.4) | −5.1 (22.8) | −11.7 (10.9) | −17.3 (0.9) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71.8 (2.83) | 60.5 (2.38) | 66.2 (2.61) | 60.2 (2.37) | 72.4 (2.85) | 65.9 (2.59) | 70.4 (2.77) | 68.8 (2.71) | 74.2 (2.92) | 78.6 (3.09) | 69.5 (2.74) | 85.2 (3.35) | 843.7 (33.22) |
Average precipitation days | 12.2 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 131.1 |
Average snowy days | 6.3 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 23.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 79.8 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 66.4 | 80.3 | 136.8 | 174.2 | 210.7 | 220.0 | 228.0 | 220.5 | 166.3 | 117.7 | 58.4 | 47.6 | 1,726.9 |
Source 1: Météo France[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)[6] |
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 center. 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.
Population
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE (1968-2017)[8] |
Notable people
Saint-Dizier is the birthplace of
- Baroque-era musicologist André Pirro
- Organist André Isoir
- Conductor Jean-Paul Penin
- Physicist and materials scientist Christian Janot
- Former world middleweight boxing champion Marcel Thil. A street is named in his honor
- French YouTuber Mastu, formerly Masturbatman.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Données climatiques de la station de Saint-Dizier" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Climat Champagne-Ardenne" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Normes et records 1961-1990: Saint-Dizier - Robinson (52) - altitude 139m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Dizier, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Official website (in French)
- Haute-Marne in Champagne Tourism: Saint-Dizier
- v
- t
- e
- Ageville
- Aigremont
- Aillianville
- Aingoulaincourt
- Aizanville
- Allichamps
- Ambonville
- Andelot-Blancheville
- Andilly-en-Bassigny
- Annéville-la-Prairie
- Annonville
- Anrosey
- Aprey
- Arbigny-sous-Varennes
- Arbot
- Arc-en-Barrois
- Arnancourt
- Attancourt
- Aubepierre-sur-Aube
- Auberive
- Audeloncourt
- Aujeurres
- Aulnoy-sur-Aube
- Autigny-le-Grand
- Autigny-le-Petit
- Autreville-sur-la-Renne
- Bailly-aux-Forges
- Baissey
- Balesmes-sur-Marne
- Bannes
- Bassoncourt
- Baudrecourt
- Bayard-sur-Marne
- Bay-sur-Aube
- Beauchemin
- Belmont
- Bettancourt-la-Ferrée
- Beurville
- Biesles
- Bize
- Blaisy
- Blécourt
- Blessonville
- Blumeray
- Bologne
- Bonnecourt
- Bourbonne-les-Bains
- Bourdons-sur-Rognon
- Bourg
- Bourg-Sainte-Marie
- Bourmont-entre-Meuse-et-Mouzon
- Bouzancourt
- Brachay
- Brainville-sur-Meuse
- Braux-le-Châtel
- Brennes
- Brethenay
- Breuvannes-en-Bassigny
- Briaucourt
- Bricon
- Brousseval
- Bugnières
- Busson
- Buxières-lès-Clefmont
- Buxières-lès-Villiers
- Ceffonds
- Celles-en-Bassigny
- Celsoy
- Cerisières
- Chalancey
- Chalindrey
- Chalvraines
- Chamarandes-Choignes
- Chambroncourt
- Chamouilley
- Champigneulles-en-Bassigny
- Champigny-lès-Langres
- Champigny-sous-Varennes
- Champsevraine
- Chancenay
- Changey
- Chanoy
- Chantraines
- Charmes
- Charmes-en-l'Angle
- Charmes-la-Grande
- Chassigny
- Châteauvillain
- Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse
- Chatenay-Mâcheron
- Chatenay-Vaudin
- Chatonrupt-Sommermont
- Chaudenay
- Chauffourt
- Chaumontpref
- Chaumont-la-Ville
- Chevillon
- Choilley-Dardenay
- Choiseul
- Cirey-lès-Mareilles
- Cirey-sur-Blaise
- Cirfontaines-en-Azois
- Cirfontaines-en-Ornois
- Clefmont
- Clinchamp
- Cohons
- Coiffy-le-Bas
- Coiffy-le-Haut
- Colmier-le-Bas
- Colmier-le-Haut
- Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
- Condes
- Consigny
- Coublanc
- Coupray
- Cour-l'Évêque
- Courcelles-en-Montagne
- Courcelles-sur-Blaise
- Culmont
- Curel
- Curmont
- Cusey
- Cuves
- Daillancourt
- Daillecourt
- Dammartin-sur-Meuse
- Dampierre
- Damrémont
- Dancevoir
- Darmannes
- Dinteville
- Domblain
- Dommarien
- Dommartin-le-Franc
- Dommartin-le-Saint-Père
- Domremy-Landéville
- Doncourt-sur-Meuse
- Donjeux
- Doulaincourt-Saucourt
- Doulevant-le-Château
- Doulevant-le-Petit
- Échenay
- Éclaron-Braucourt-Sainte-Livière
- Ecot-la-Combe
- Effincourt
- Enfonvelle
- Épizon
- Esnouveaux
- Euffigneix
- Eurville-Bienville
- Farincourt
- Faverolles
- Fayl-Billot
- Fays
- Ferrière-et-Lafolie
- Flagey
- Flammerécourt
- Fontaines-sur-Marne
- Forcey
- Foulain
- Frampas
- Frécourt
- Fresnes-sur-Apance
- Froncles
- Fronville
- Genevrières
- La Genevroye
- Germaines
- Germainvilliers
- Germay
- Germisay
- Giey-sur-Aujon
- Gillancourt
- Gillaumé
- Gilley
- Graffigny-Chemin
- Grandchamp
- Grenant
- Gudmont-Villiers
- Guindrecourt-aux-Ormes
- Guindrecourt-sur-Blaise
- Guyonvelle
- Hâcourt
- Hallignicourt
- Harréville-les-Chanteurs
- Haute-Amance
- Heuilley-le-Grand
- Huilliécourt
- Humbécourt
- Humberville
- Humes-Jorquenay
- Illoud
- Is-en-Bassigny
- Isômes
- Joinville
- Jonchery
- Juzennecourt
- Lachapelle-en-Blaisy
- Lafauche
- Laferté-sur-Amance
- Laferté-sur-Aube
- Lamancine
- Laneuvelle
- Laneuville-à-Rémy
- Laneuville-au-Pont
- Langressubpr
- Lanques-sur-Rognon
- Lanty-sur-Aube
- Larivière-Arnoncourt
- Latrecey-Ormoy-sur-Aube
- Lavernoy
- Laville-aux-Bois
- Lavilleneuve
- Lavilleneuve-au-Roi
- Lecey
- Leffonds
- Leschères-sur-le-Blaiseron
- Leuchey
- Leurville
- Levécourt
- Lezéville
- Liffol-le-Petit
- Les Loges
- Longchamp
- Longeau-Percey
- Louvemont
- Louvières
- Luzy-sur-Marne
- Maâtz
- Magneux
- Maisoncelles
- Maizières
- Maizières-sur-Amance
- Malaincourt-sur-Meuse
- Mandres-la-Côte
- Manois
- Marac
- Maranville
- Marbéville
- Marcilly-en-Bassigny
- Mardor
- Mareilles
- Marnay-sur-Marne
- Mathons
- Melay
- Mennouveaux
- Merrey
- Mertrud
- Meures
- Millières
- Mirbel
- Moëslains
- Montcharvot
- Montheries
- Montot-sur-Rognon
- Montreuil-sur-Blaise
- Montreuil-sur-Thonnance
- Le Montsaugeonnais
- Morancourt
- Morionvilliers
- Mouilleron
- Mussey-sur-Marne
- Narcy
- Neuilly-l'Évêque
- Neuilly-sur-Suize
- Neuvelle-lès-Voisey
- Ninville
- Nogent
- Noidant-Chatenoy
- Noidant-le-Rocheux
- Nomécourt
- Noncourt-sur-le-Rongeant
- Noyers
- Nully
- Occey
- Orbigny-au-Mont
- Orbigny-au-Val
- Orcevaux
- Orges
- Ormancey
- Ormoy-lès-Sexfontaines
- Orquevaux
- Osne-le-Val
- Oudincourt
- Outremécourt
- Ozières
- Le Pailly
- Palaiseul
- Pancey
- Parnoy-en-Bassigny
- Paroy-sur-Saulx
- Peigney
- Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins
- Perrogney-les-Fontaines
- Perrusse
- Perthes
- Pierremont-sur-Amance
- Pisseloup
- Planrupt
- Plesnoy
- Poinsenot
- Poinson-lès-Fayl
- Poinson-lès-Grancey
- Poinson-lès-Nogent
- Poiseul
- Poissons
- Pont-la-Ville
- La Porte du Der
- Poulangy
- Praslay
- Pressigny
- Prez-sous-Lafauche
- Rachecourt-sur-Marne
- Rachecourt-Suzémont
- Rançonnières
- Rangecourt
- Rennepont
- Reynel
- Riaucourt
- Richebourg
- Rimaucourt
- Rives Dervoises
- Rivière-les-Fosses
- Rivières-le-Bois
- Rizaucourt-Buchey
- Rochefort-sur-la-Côte
- Roches-Bettaincourt
- Roches-sur-Marne
- Rochetaillée
- Rolampont
- Romain-sur-Meuse
- Rouécourt
- Rouelles
- Rougeux
- Rouvres-sur-Aube
- Rouvroy-sur-Marne
- Rupt
- Sailly
- Saint-Blin
- Saint-Broingt-le-Bois
- Saint-Broingt-les-Fosses
- Saint-Ciergues
- Saint-Diziersubpr
- Saint-Loup-sur-Aujon
- Saint-Martin-lès-Langres
- Saint-Maurice
- Saints-Geosmes
- Saint-Thiébault
- Saint-Urbain-Maconcourt
- Saint-Vallier-sur-Marne
- Sarcey
- Sarrey
- Saudron
- Saulles
- Savigny
- Semilly
- Semoutiers-Montsaon
- Serqueux
- Sexfontaines
- Signéville
- Silvarouvres
- Sommancourt
- Sommerécourt
- Sommevoire
- Soncourt-sur-Marne
- Soulaucourt-sur-Mouzon
- Soyers
- Suzannecourt
- Ternat
- Terre-Natale
- Thilleux
- Thivet
- Thol-lès-Millières
- Thonnance-lès-Joinville
- Thonnance-les-Moulins
- Torcenay
- Tornay
- Treix
- Trémilly
- Troisfontaines-la-Ville
- Vaillant
- Valcourt
- Val-de-Meuse
- Le Val-d'Esnoms
- Valleret
- Valleroy
- Vals-des-Tilles
- Vauxbons
- Vaudrecourt
- Vaudrémont
- Vaux-sur-Blaise
- Vaux-sur-Saint-Urbain
- Vecqueville
- Velles
- Verbiesles
- Verseilles-le-Bas
- Verseilles-le-Haut
- Vesaignes-sous-Lafauche
- Vesaignes-sur-Marne
- Vesvres-sous-Chalancey
- Vicq
- Viéville
- Vignes-la-Côte
- Vignory
- Villars-en-Azois
- Villars-Santenoge
- Ville-en-Blaisois
- Villegusien-le-Lac
- Villiers-en-Lieu
- Villiers-lès-Aprey
- Villiers-le-Sec
- Villiers-sur-Suize
- Violot
- Vitry-en-Montagne
- Vitry-lès-Nogent
- Vivey
- Voillecomte
- Voisey
- Voisines
- Voncourt
- Vouécourt
- Vraincourt
- Vroncourt-la-Côte
- Wassy
- pref: prefecture
- subpr: subprefecture