Die, Drôme
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Commune of Die |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Drôme (sous-préfecture) |
Arrondissement | Die |
Canton | Die (chief town) |
Mayor | Isabelle Bizouard (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 410 m ? (avg.) |
Land area¹ | 57.28 km² |
Population² (1999) |
(Diois) 4,668 |
Miscellaneous | |
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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Die (French: Die pronounced dee [di]; Occitan: Diá [ˈdjɔ]) is a commune, former episcopal see and sous-préfecture of the Drôme département in southeastern France.
Die is best known for the Clairette de Die, a sparkling wine. It was a county in the High Middle Ages. The famous trobairitz Beatritz de Diá was probably a daughter of Count Isoard II.
[edit] Diocese of Die
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