Dienville

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{{short description|Commune in Grand Est, France}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Dienville

|commune status = Commune

|image = Dienville, l'église et le pont sur l'Aube.JPG

|caption = The church and the bridge over the Aube river in Dienville

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Dienville 10.svg

|arrondissement = Bar-sur-Aube

|canton = Brienne-le-Château

|INSEE = 10123

|postal code = 10500

|mayor = Claude Large{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality =

|coordinates = {{coord|48.3514|4.5344|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 128

|elevation min m = 120

|elevation max m = 186

|area km2 = 20.34

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Dienville ({{IPA|fr|djɛ̃vil}}) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.

History

The village of Dienville is mentioned in 864 under the name Dienvilla. There remains an Ancient Roman road, a vestige of that era.

On 1 February 1814 the village was fought over during the Battle of La Rothière.

Population

Dienville was the home of Abbé Courtalon Delestre (1735-1786), a historian and poet, and :fr:Jean-Baptiste Courtalon (1740-1797), Cleric of the Chapel for Louis XV and Chaplain of Louis XVI.

{{Historical populations

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|1962|844

|1968|844

|1975|812

|1982|781

|1990|796

|1999|747

|2008|809

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Dienville_Mairie_R02.jpg|Town hall

Dienville_Eglise_R03.jpg|Saint Quentin church

Dienville_Halle_R01.jpg|Market hall

Dienville_Monument_aux_Morts_R01.jpg|War memorial

See also

References

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{{Aube communes}}

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Category:Communes of Aube

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