Dizy (French pronunciation: [dizi]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
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Coordinates: 49°03′58″N 3°58′02″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Marne |
Arrondissement | Épernay |
Canton | Épernay-1 |
Intercommunality | Grande Vallée de la Marne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine Chiquet[1] |
Area 1 | 3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
Population | 1,496 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 51210 /51350 |
Elevation | 69–250 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. |
Dizy is situated in the Marne valley, on the main road between Épernay (3 km) and Reims (23 km).
The village is north of Magenta, south of Champillon, east of Hautvillers and west of Ay.
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]
The inhabitants of the commune are called Dizyciens.
Dizy is twinned with:
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