Villas in Dinard

About Dinard

Dinard is a Breton resort on the Emerald Coast, facing Saint-Malo across the Rance estuary. British and American aristocrats made it a fashionable summer resort in the late nineteenth century, and the town still has 407 listed villas. Our homes are in and just outside the town, mostly two-bedroom places for about four, with a third having a garden and almost none a pool. The main sandy beach is Plage de l'Écluse, with Saint-Énogat and Prieuré the next largest, and each main beach has a lifeguard post. Palms line the Promenade du Clair de Lune along the shore. There is a casino by the Écluse beach, and beyond that the evenings mean bars and restaurants. The population of roughly 10,800 swells beyond 40,000 in summer.

Is Dinard right for you?

Best for

Couples and small families who want sandy beaches and coastal walks

Not for you if

You want clubs and late nights, since Dinard has little nightlife beyond its bars and restaurants.

Near Dinard

• Saint-Malo

  A walled city across the Rance, rebuilt from 1948 to 1960 after wartime bombing, with ferries to Portsmouth, Poole and Jersey and a shuttle boat to Dinard.

• Saint-Lunaire

  Next-door resort with the Longchamp surfing beach and Port-Blanc, shared with Dinard along the coast path.

• Cap Fréhel

  A cliff-fringed headland in Côtes-d'Armor with two lighthouses, one from the seventeenth century and one from 1950.

• Rance tidal power plant

  In La Richardais, a 1960s tidal power plant and tourist site linking Dinard and Saint-Malo.

Getting to Dinard

Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo airport is only about 5 km south of the town. Saint-Malo, about 25 minutes from the airport by road, has Brittany Ferries from Portsmouth. A shuttle boat links Dinard to Saint-Malo; a car helps for Cap Fréhel and further coast.

When to go to Dinard

Summer is the busy season, when the population of about 10,800 passes 40,000. The climate is oceanic and windy, with mild summers and a fair share of rain, including about twelve days of rain in a typical January. The Dinard British Film Festival takes place in early October. The coast path from Prieuré to Port-Blanc, which reaches smaller beaches only accessible on foot, works in any month if you bring a windproof.

Dinard villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Dinard

• Saint Malo (102)
• Cancale (48)
• Saint Briac (10)
• Saint Cast le Guildo (9)
• Saint Lunaire (8)
• All of Ille-et-Vilaine