Dieuze
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Dieuze (French pronunciation: [djøz]; German: Duß) is a commune in the Moselle department, Grand Est region, France.
Dieuze | |
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A view within Dieuze | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Dieuze | |
  Dieuze  Dieuze | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′46″N 6°43′14″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Le Saulnois |
| Intercommunality | CC Saulnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Lang[1] |
Area 1 | 9.35 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,770 |
| • Density | 296/km2 (767/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57177 /57260 |
| Elevation | 205–245 m (673–804 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,075 | — |
| 1975 | 4,141 | +0.23% |
| 1982 | 3,893 | −0.88% |
| 1990 | 3,566 | −1.09% |
| 1999 | 3,612 | +0.14% |
| 2007 | 3,798 | +0.63% |
| 2012 | 3,491 | −1.67% |
| 2017 | 2,903 | −3.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
People
Dieuze was the birthplace of:
- Charles Hermite, mathematician
- Edmond François Valentin About, novelist, publicist and journalist
- Émile Friant, painter
- Gustave Charpentier, composer
- Count Karl Ludwig von Ficquelmont, Austrian statesman and general
