Dinan

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Administration
Commune of Dinan Château de Dinan
Location
Longitude	02° 02' 56" W
Latitude	48° 27' 23" N
Country	France
Région	Bretagne
Département	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 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

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.

1 Geography
2 Attractions
3 Miscellaneous
4 External link

[edit] Geography

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.

[edit] Attractions

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]]