Dizy, Marne

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

Dizy
St-Timothée Church
Location of Dizy
Dizy
Dizy
Coordinates: 49°03′58″N 3°58′02″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
ArrondissementÉpernay
CantonÉpernay-1
IntercommunalityGrande Vallée de la Marne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Antoine Chiquet[1]
Area
1
3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[2]
1,524
  Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
51210 /51350
Elevation69–250 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.

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 became independent, the village took again the name of Dizy.[3]

Demographics

The inhabitants of the commune are called Dizyciens.

Twin towns

Dizy is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. Maires au 17-06-2020, data.gouv.fr, accessed 1 December 2020
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Dizy, EHESS. (in French)


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