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Dinant

Wallonia, Belgium · Europe

About Dinant

Dinant is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Onhaye, 25km from Grottes de Han.

Dinant is a town located in Wallonia, Belgium. With a population of 12,875, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Dinant sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Dinant to your route.

About Dinant

Dinant (French pronunciation: [dinɑ̃] ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On the shores of river Meuse, in the Ardennes, it lies 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-east of Brussels, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Charleroi and 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of

Read more Namur. Dinant is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the border with France. The municipality consists of the following districts: Anseremme, Bouvignes-sur-Meuse, Dinant, Dréhance, Falmagne, Falmignoul, Foy-Notre-Dame, Furfooz, Lisogne, Sorinnes and Thynes.

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Where is Dinant located?

Dinant is located in Wallonia, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 50.2581 latitude, 4.9117 longitude.

What is the population of Dinant?

Dinant has a population of approximately 12,875 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
12,875
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Wallonia
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
50.2581, 4.9117

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

Police
101
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Dinant

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

castle

Citadelle de Namur

One of Europe's mightiest hilltop fortresses guards the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse rivers in Wallonia's capital.

23 km · about 25 min drive

castle

Citadel of Namur

Extensive hilltop fortress at the Sambre-Meuse confluence in Namur, with a scenic road climbing to the ramparts.

23 km · about 25 min drive

natural wonder

Grottes de Han

A spectacular river cave system explored by tram and boat, the finest show caves in Belgium's Ardennes.

25 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Redu

Ardennes hamlet reborn in 1984 as Europe's second 'book town', its barns and cottages housing a dozen second-hand bookshops, binderies and galleries, with the Euro Space Center just across the motorway.

33 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Durbuy

Billed as the smallest town in the world, a cluster of grey-stone houses and a castle in a green Ardennes valley.

40 km · about 45 min drive

photogenic

Belvédère de la Longue Roche

Quartzite ledge 140 m above Monthermé with the classic head-on view of the Meuse doubling back in a full horseshoe meander: the signature photograph of the French Ardennes, a short walk from roadside parking.

43 km · about 50 min drive

ancient ruins

Villers Abbey

The vast romantic ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, roofless Gothic arches lost in woodland near Brussels.

46 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Rocroi

Perfect star-shaped bastioned town in the French Ardennes, laid out in 1555 and remodelled by Vauban, its five-pointed geometry of ramparts and radial streets still fully intact.

46 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Dinant

  • 50 kmTombeau du GéantA famous Semois viewpoint where the river loops around a tree-covered ridge resembling a giant's tomb near Botassart.
  • 50 kmChimay Street CircuitA Belgian village street circuit running since 1926, still used for historic car and motorcycle racing on closed public roads. Between meetings you can drive the whole flat-out 4km lap through farmland and the town outskirts.
  • 58 kmBaraque de FraitureBelgium's second-highest point at 652 m, a windswept Ardennes plateau crossroads on the N89 with a small ski station and sweeping high-fen scenery.

Driving in Belgium

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.74/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Dinant.

Anseremme

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 2,257

Onhaye

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 3,014

Anhée

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 7,125

Evrehailles

🇧🇪 Belgium

7 km awayPop. 1,940

Hastière-Lavaux

🇧🇪 Belgium

8 km awayPop. 5,147

Yvoir

🇧🇪 Belgium

8 km awayPop. 8,169

Achêne

🇧🇪 Belgium

10 km awayPop. 1,110

Durnal

🇧🇪 Belgium

10 km awayPop. 1,102

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