Dienville
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{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
|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}}
}}
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
|align=left
|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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