Dinan

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Commune of Dinan

Château de Dinan
Location
Longitude 02° 02' 56" W
Latitude 48° 27' 23" N
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Dinan
Canton Chief town of 2 cantons
Intercommunality Communauté de
communes de Dinan
Mayor René Benoit
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude 7 m–92 m
(avg. 76 m)
Land area¹ 3.98 km²
Population²
(1999)		 10,907
 - Density (1999) 2,940/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 22050/ 22100
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France
Steep street from Dinan to the river
Steep street from Dinan to the river
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Dinan is a walled Breton town and a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor département, France. It is one of France's most attractive walled towns.

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Its geographical setting is quite exceptional. Instead of nestling on the valley floor like Morlaix, most urban development has been on the hillside, overlooking the river Rance.

Major historical attractions include the Jacobins Theatre dating from 1224, the flamboyant Gothic St Malo's Church, the Romanesque St Saviour's Basilica, Duchess Anne's Tower and the Château de Dinan.

[Dinan Basilica:[1],[2]]

Dinan was the birthplace of:

Dinan was also a favourite haunt of British artist Horace Tuck (1876-1951)

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