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 - .

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**

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## 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

File:Mairie Die 2011-08-16-036.jpg|Town hall of Die.
File:Die 08 2006 087.jpg|Die cathedral.
File:Dielavan.jpg|Field of lavender near Die.
File:Die Tour de Purgnon.JPG|The tower of Purgnon, Die.

## 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