Die, Drôme
Die (Occitan: Diá) is a small city and commune in southeastern France in the Drôme department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Die |
| Canton | Le Diois |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Diois |
| Mayor | Gilbert Trémolet (2014-2020) |
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| Elevation | 367–1,841 m (1,204–6,040 ft) (avg. 410 m/1,350 ft) |
| Land area1 | 57.28 km2 (22.12 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,516 (2014) |
| - Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26113/ 26150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Geography
Die is in the eastern part of the Drôme department. The Drôme river, a tributary of the Rhône river, flows through the commune.
It has an area of 57.3 km2 (22.1 sq mi).[1] Its average altitude is 1,104 m (3,622 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 402 m (1,319 ft).[2]
The distances from Die to other cities are:[3]
- Paris, the national capital - 630 km (390 mi);
- Lyon, the regional capital - 170 km (110 mi);
- Marseille - 249 km (155 mi);
- Strasbourg - 660 km (410 mi);
- Reims - 654 km (406 mi);
- Bordeaux - 711 km (442 mi);
- Toulouse - 473 km (294 mi);
- Montpellier - 235 km (146 mi);
- Nice - 404 km (251 mi).
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The commune of Die is surrounded by 8 communes: Chamaloc, Romeyer, Laval-d'Aix, Molières-Glandaz, Aix-en-Diois, Barsac, Ponet-et-Saint-Auban, Marignac-en-Diois.
Climate
The climate of Die, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[3]
Population
The inhabitants of Die are known, in French, as Diois (women: Dioises).[4]
With a population of 4,516,[5] Die has a population density of 79 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Die
Administration
Die is a sub-prefecture in the Drôme department since 1800. It is the capital of the Die arrondissement and is also the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Le Diois formed by 63 communes, with 13,617 inhabitants (2014).[6]
Twin towns
Gallery
Die, Drôme Media
Musée de Die et du Diois à Die (Drôme, France).
Musée archéologique de Die : la salle 5 (lapidaire gallo-romain)
Musée archéologique de Die : salle 2, avec le cabinet numismatique
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- ..Rythonenformedetêtedebélier(MuséedeDie)
- ..MosaïquedeSomnus(MuséedeDie)
- ..Sigilléedrag(MuséedeDie)
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "Commune de Die (26113)". Comparateur de territoire (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "City of Die". Map-France.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ville de Die". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in français). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "Drôme" (in français). habitants.fr. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "Commune de Die (26113)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "Ville Jumelles" (in français). Mairie de Die. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Other websites
- Ville de Die - Official site (in French)
- Departamental Council website (in French)
- Prefecture website (in French)
- Drôme Tourisme (in French)
- Office de Tourisme du Pays Diois Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine