Die, Drôme

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Coordinates: 44°45′13″N 5°22′13″E / 44.7536111111, 5.37027777778

Commune of Die

Location
Die, Drôme (France)
Die, Drôme
Administration
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.
France

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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