Saint-Dizier
Saint-Dizier | |
|---|---|
Subprefecture and commune | |
 The Notre-Dame church in Saint-Dizier | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Dizier  | |
  Saint-Dizier  Saint-Dizier | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′18″N 4°56′59″E / 48.6383°N 4.9497°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haute-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dizier |
| Canton | Saint-Dizier-1, 2 and 3 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Quentin Briere[1] |
Area 1 | 47.69 km2 (18.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 23,068 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 52448 /52100 |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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
[edit]
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
[edit]The climate in Saint-Dizier is oceanic according to the Köppen climate classification (Cfb code). However, far from any ocean or sea, Saint-Dizier experiences continental climate characteristics resulting in cold winters with freezing nights and cool days with temperatures staying in the single digits and warm to hot summers with frequent thunderstorms.
| Climate data for Saint-Dizier (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1921–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
41.4 (106.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
35.5 (95.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
−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 (31.6) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.2 (2.49) |
61.2 (2.41) |
59.6 (2.35) |
54.6 (2.15) |
68.3 (2.69) |
57.5 (2.26) |
69.6 (2.74) |
65.1 (2.56) |
70.9 (2.79) |
75.4 (2.97) |
70.6 (2.78) |
78.5 (3.09) |
794.5 (31.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 13.1 | 125.2 |
| 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 | 61.4 | 81.4 | 143.0 | 183.2 | 216.4 | 227.8 | 234.9 | 224.2 | 173.0 | 115.8 | 62.5 | 52.6 | 1,776.2 |
| Source 1: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)[5] | |||||||||||||
History
[edit]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
[edit]
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
- ^ "Normales et records pour Saint-Dizier (52)". Meteociel. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "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
[edit]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Geographic | |
| Other | |
