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Dinan
Sign in to saveDinan (; ) 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 commune in France, situated in the Côtes-d'Armor department within the Brittany region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Dinan and the canton of Dinan. The town has a population of 14,966 and covers an area of 8.7 square kilometers. Its elevation is 76 meters above sea level, and it is located next to the Rance river. Dinan shares borders with Taden, Lanvallay, Quévert, and Trélivan.
The administrative entity is a commune nouvelle that replaced Léhon. Its postal code is 22100. Dinan is twinned with Exmouth, Dinant, Quebec City, and Lugo. The official name of the locality is Dinan.
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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
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Travel guide
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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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- International relations
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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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