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| Coordinates:49°03′58″N3°58′02″E / 49.0661°N 3.9672°E /49.0661; 3.9672 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 1,485 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,190/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 (French pronunciation:[dizi]) is acommune in theMarnedepartment in north-easternFrance.
Dizy is situated in theMarne valley, on the main road betweenÉpernay (3 km) andReims (23 km).
The village is north ofMagenta, south ofChampillon, east ofHautvillers and west ofAy.
The place is first mentioned in 662 asVilla Disiacum perhaps owing to the roman surname -Decius.
In 1881, the commune which was called Dizy until 1801, then Dizy-sur-Marne, took the name of Dizy-Magenta. In 1965, whenMagenta became independent, the village took again the name of Dizy.[3]
The inhabitants of the commune are calledDizyciens.
Dizy is twinned with:
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