Dienville

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Dienville

(2020–2026) Claude Large^[1]Area

20.34 km² (7.85 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

834 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

10123 /10500

Elevation120–186 m (394–610 ft)
(avg. 128 m or 420 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dienville (French pronunciation: [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 Rothiere.

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 population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	844	—
1968	844	+0.0%
1975	812	−3.8%
1982	781	−3.8%
1990	796	+1.9%
1999	747	−6.2%
2008	809	+8.3%

Town hall
Saint Quentin church
Market hall
War memorial

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.