Dinard Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, France
About Dinard
The town has a permanent population of about 10,000 people (2017), but in the summer, the population swells to over 40,000 with the influx of holiday makers. Dinard was first settled by Saint-Malo's shipping merchants who built some of the town's larger houses, very few of which survive. In the late 19th century, American and British aristocrats made Dinard a fashionable summer resort. They built stunning villas on the cliff tops and exclusive hotels such as the 'Le Grand Hotel' on the seafront during the French "Belle Époque". The name Dinard comes from the words "Din" ("hill"/"fort") and Ard/Art ("fortified"). In the late 19th century, the resort became popular with the British wealthy who built villas on the coast. Dinard rapidly expanded. It started declining in the 1930s when the fas
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