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Dinan (; ) is a walled Breton town and a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Léhon was merged into Dinan.

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Dinan is a walled town in the Brittany region of northwestern France, known for its preserved medieval fortifications. It gained additional territory on January 1, 2018, when the neighboring commune of Léhon merged into it.

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Place details

Locality
Dinan
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
12,237

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Key facts

French commune.name
Dinan
French commune.commune status
Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image
Dinan on the banks of the Rance.jpg
French commune.image flag
Flag of Dinan.svg
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason_ville_fr_Dinan_(Côtes-d'Armor).svg
French commune.INSEE
22050
French commune.postal code
22100
French commune.arrondissement
Dinan
French commune.canton
Dinan
French commune.mayor
Didier Lechien
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Dinan Agglomération
French commune.elevation min m
7
French commune.elevation max m
92
French commune.area km2
8.71

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Official website

Accueil - Ville de Dinan

dinan.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Dinan
Population
14764
Area
8.7
Elevation
76
Official website
www.dinan.fr
Image
Dinan Panorama.jpg
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Commons category
Dinan
Commons gallery
Dinan
postal code
22100
social media followers
1360
inception
2018-01-01
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Travel guide

Understand

Dinan is a medieval town in the department of Côtes-d'Armor, popular with tourists because of its picturesque timber houses, ramparts and stone walls.

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Contents
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Population
  • Breton language
  • Attractions
  • Notable people
  • International relations
  • See also
  • References
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Dinan (; ) is a walled Breton town and a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Léhon was merged into Dinan.

==Geography== alt=View of the Port of Dinan from the Promenade of Duchesse Anne at the Jardin Anglais (English Garden)|thumb|left|View of the Port of Dinan and the Rance river from the Promenade of Duchesse Anne at the Jardin Anglais (English Garden) Instead of nestling on the valley floor like Morlaix, most urban development has been on the hillside overlooking the river Rance. The area alongside the river is known as the "port of Dinan", and is connected to the town by steep streets: Rue Jerzual and its continuation outside the city walls, the Rue Petit Fort. The Rance has moderate turbidity and its brownish water is somewhat low in velocity due to the very low gradient of the watercourse; pH levels have been measured at a slightly basic 8.13 within the city, and electrical conductivity of the waters has tested at 33 micro-siemens per centimetre. In the centre of Dinan, the Rance's summer flows are typically low, in the range of .

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