Dienville (French pronunciation: ​[djɛ̃vil]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.

Dienville
Commune
The church and the bridge over the Aube river in Dienville
Coat of arms
Location of Dienville
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Coordinates: 48°21′05″N 4°32′04″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Aube
Arrondissement	Bar-sur-Aube
Canton	Brienne-le-Château
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Large
Area 1	20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	873
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	10123 /10500
Elevation	120–186 m (394–610 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The village of Dienville is mentioned in 864 under the name Dienvilla. There remains an Ancient Roman road, a vestige of that era.

On 1 February 1814 the village was fought over during the Battle of La Rothiere.

Population

Dienville was the home of Abbé Courtalon Delestre (1735-1786), a historian and poet, and fr:Jean-Baptiste Courtalon (1740-1797), Cleric of the Chapel for Louis XV and Chaplain of Louis XVI.

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  Town hall
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  Saint Quentin church
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  Market hall
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  War memorial

See also

• Communes of the Aube department
• Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient

References

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