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:
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: