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Saint-Dizier


 

Saint-Dizier is a town and commune in the Haute-Marne département in the Champagne-Ardenne région of France. It has a population of 31,000 as at 2003 and is the subprefecture of the département.

Related Topics:
Commune - Haute-Marne - Département - Champagne-Ardenne - Région - France - Subprefecture

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Located approximately 120 miles east of Paris, halfway to Strasbourg, it is five miles from Western Europe's largest man-made lake, Lac du Der-Chantecoq.

Related Topics:
Paris - Strasbourg - Lac du Der-Chantecoq

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Saint-Dizier is the birthplace of former world middleweight boxing champion Marcel Thil. A street there has been named in his honor.

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