Die, Drôme

Die () is a small city and commune in southeastern France in the Drôme department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Geography
Die is in the eastern part of the Drôme department. The Drôme river, a tributary of the Rhône river, flows through the commune.

It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The distances from Die to other cities are:
 Paris, the national capital - ;
 Lyon, the regional capital - ;
 Marseille - ;
 Strasbourg - ;
 Reims - ;
 Bordeaux - ;
 Toulouse - ;
 Montpellier - ;
 Nice - .

+ Die and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Die

The commune of Die is surrounded by 8 communes: Chamaloc, Romeyer, Laval-d'Aix, Molières-Glandaz, Aix-en-Diois, Barsac, Ponet-et-Saint-Auban, Marignac-en-Diois.

Climate
The climate of Die, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population
The inhabitants of Die are known, in French, as Diois (women: Dioises).

With a population of 4,516, Die has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Die

Administration
Die is a sub-prefecture in the Drôme department since 1800. It is the capital of the Die arrondissement and is also the administrative centre () of the canton of Le Diois formed by 63 communes, with 13,617 inhabitants (2014).

 Twin towns 
Die is twinned with:
  Wirksworth, United Kingdom
  Varallo Sesia, Italy
  Frankenau, Germany
  Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Die
 Communes of the Drôme department

References

Other websites

 Ville de Die - Official site 
 Departamental Council website 
 Prefecture website  
 Drôme Tourisme 
 Office de Tourisme du Pays Diois 

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Drôme