Dizy, Marne
Encyclopedia
Dizy is a commune
in the Marne
department in north-eastern France
.
valley, on the main road between Épernay
(3 km) and Rheims (23 km).
The village is north of Magenta
, south of Champillon
, east of Hautvillers
and west of Ay
.
has become independent, the village took again the name of Dizy.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Marne
Marne
Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department. The prefecture of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne...
department in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
Dizy is situated in the MarneMarne River
The Marne is a river in France, a right tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is long. The river gave its name to the départements of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne....
valley, on the main road between Épernay
Épernay
Épernay is a commune in the Marne department in northern France. Épernay is located some 130 km north-east of Paris on the main line of the Eastern railway to Strasbourg...
(3 km) and Rheims (23 km).
The village is north of Magenta
Magenta, Marne
Magenta is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.As of 1999, it had a population of 1920. It was named after the 1859 Battle of Magenta, in present Italy....
, south of Champillon
Champillon
Champillon is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
, east of Hautvillers
Hautvillers
Hautvillers is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
and west of Ay
Ay, Marne
Ay is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-Champagne:...
.
History
In 1881, the commune which was called Dizy until 1801, then Dizy-sur-Marne, took the name of Dizy-Magenta. In 1965, when MagentaMagenta, Marne
Magenta is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.As of 1999, it had a population of 1920. It was named after the 1859 Battle of Magenta, in present Italy....
has become independent, the village took again the name of Dizy.