Die (Occitan: Diá) 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 57.3 km2 (22.1 sq mi).[1] Its average altitude is 1,104 m (3,622 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 402 m (1,319 ft).[2]
The distances from Die to other cities are:
Die and its neighboring communes
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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.
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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).[3]
With a population of 4,516,[4] Die has a population density of 79 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 (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Le Diois formed by 63 communes, with 13,617 inhabitants (2014).[5]
Twin towns
Die is twinned with:[6]
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