Work and incomes are strong: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 11.1% unemployment. At B overall, Dinard ranks #58 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. That leaves it better than 64% of compared French towns. The catch is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 9.4 recorded violent incidents and 19.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Dinard with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ancien prieuré: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite du Prince Noir: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de la Baronnais: Photo: Khaerr · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dinard.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Dinard than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are under 15
61.4median age
44% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 9%, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 38% of adults.
DinardIlle-et-Vilaine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
44%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 79 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Dinard gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns: 23.9% of commuters
24%walk, cycle or take transit
Median disposable income comes to €29,660 a year per consumption unit. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 5.0% of working residents in Dinard to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
On foot12%
Bicycle7%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
5,350
jobs based in Dinard, 1.5 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
9 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2000
9historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Scaled to its population, that is 8.4 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in Dinard. Since 2000, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Among the classé monuments locally is Ile Harbour et son fort.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C−
Homes in Dinard cost more than in Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €5,330/m²
€5,330/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Dinard goes for €4,868/m², an apartment for €5,640/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €13.33/m² a month, above Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€12.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Among the homes sold, 43% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dinard€5,330/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ille-et-Vilaine median€2,729/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,868/m²
383
Apartments
€5,640/m²
501
€13.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.51 to €16.90/m² a month)
13
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Côte d'Émeraude
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Dinard than in 77% of compared French towns
9.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Dinard. All told, Dinard had 302 recorded offenses in 2025. The town has 5,350 jobs for 3,500 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage116
Family violence49
Other physical violence47
Burglary37
Sexual violence31
Theft from vehicles12
Vehicle theft10
Theft without violence90
Fraud77
Drug use14
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
302
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Schools
92.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points below the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Dinard is 96.1%, near Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (97.0%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #39 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Dinard’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 69% of compared French towns
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
13 GPs practise in Dinard. Its three care homes for older people (266 places) count their residents as Dinard’s; allowing for them, deaths were 19% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,864 residents of Dinard died, against 2,046 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. In Ille-et-Vilaine, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 80.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Dinard · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
2.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghre site Saint Malo Broussais
86 · 80.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ille-et-Vilaine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Dinard is a commune of 10,772 people in the Communauté de communes Côte d'Émeraude. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
10,772 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Côte d'Émeraude
Département
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)
Région
Brittany
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
INSEE code
35093
Dinard’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dinard
Is Dinard safe?
It grades C− for safety, #69 of 75 in Ille-et-Vilaine. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 37 burglaries and 116 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Dinard good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #39 of 80 in Ille-et-Vilaine. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dinard expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Dinard grades C− for cost of living.
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
