Dinard

Dinard Dinarzh
region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Saint Malo
Canton	Saint-Malo-2
Community association	Côte d'Émeraude
Coordinates	48 ° 38 ′  N , 2 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ′  N , 2 ° 4 ′  W
height	0-56 m
surface	7.84 km 2
Residents	10,027 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,279 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	35800
INSEE code	35093
Website	www.ville-dinard.fr
Villas on Dinard Beach at low tide

Dinard is a French commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . The city is located at the mouth of the Rance across from Saint-Malo and has 9,846 inhabitants (as of 2014).

history

Dinard is often called the Nice of the North and the Pearl of the Emerald Coast . It became a seaside resort for wealthy English people in the 19th century, which has left traces to this day in the form of numerous villas of English architecture with verandas and sliding windows. In the 1880s, Dinard was the first seaside resort in France.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	9270	9052	9234	9590	9918	10,430	10,644	10,027
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Notre-Dame church

economy

The main industry of the city is still tourism. There are four beaches: the very wide main beach Plage de l'Écluse in the city center, Plage de Saint-Enogat , which is lined with magnificent villas, Plage du Prieuré with a view of the old town of Saint-Malo and Plage du Port-Blanc with a water sports center .

traffic

There is a ferry connection to Saint-Malo opposite. A TGV that connects with Paris also stops there .

The regional airport Aéroport Dinard Bretagne is located five kilometers southwest of the city center .

Attractions

See: List of Monuments historiques in Dinard

Town twinning

There are city partnerships with Starnberg in Germany and Newquay in England. Dinard is also a founding member of the Federation of European Napoleonic Cities .

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 471-485.

Web links

Commons : Dinard  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Dinard: un coin de paradis" selon Le Figaro de 1881 Le Figaro, August 19, 2016, accessed on August 19, 2017.
2. ↑ Plage de l'Écluse Tourisme Bretagne (German), accessed on August 11, 2017.
3. ↑ Nos plages Ville de Dinard, accessed on August 11, 2017.