resting churches; that of St Malo, of late Gothic architecture,
and St Sauveur, in which the Romanesque and Gothic styles are
intermingled. In the latter church a granite monument contains the heart
of Bertrand Du Guesclin, whose connexion with the town is also
commemorated by an equestrian statue. The quaint winding streets of
Dinan are often bordered by medieval houses. Its picturesqueness
attracts large numbers of visitors and there are many English residents
in the town and its vicinity. About three-quarters of a mile from the
town are the ruins of the chateau and the Benedictine abbey at Lehon;
near the neighbouring village of St Esprit stands the large lunatic
asylum of Les Bas Foins, founded in 1836; and at no great distance is
the now dismantled chateau of La Garaye, which was rendered famous in
the 18th century by the philanthropic devotion of the count and countess
whose story is told in Mrs Norton's _Lady of La Garaye_. Dinan is the
seat of a subprefect and has a tribunal of first instance, and a
communal college. There is trade in grain, cider, wax, butter and other
agricultural products. The industries include the manufacture of
leather, farm-implements and canvas.

The principal event in the history of Dinan, which was a stronghold of
the dukes of Brittany, is the siege by the English under the duke of
Lancaster in 1359, during which Du Guesclin and an English knight called
Thomas of Canterbury engaged in single combat.

DINANT, an ancient town on the right bank of the Meuse in the province
of Namur, Belgium, connected by a bridge with the left bank, on which
are the station and the suburb of St Medard. Pop. (1904) 7674. The name
is supposed to be derived from Diana, and as early as the 7th century it
was named as one of the dependencies of the bishopric of Tongres. In the
10th century it passed under the titular sway of Liege, and remained the
fief of the prince-bishopric till the French revolution put an end to
that survival of feudalism. In the middle of the 15th century Dinant
reached the height of its prosperity. With a population of 60,000, and
8000 workers in copper, it was one of the most flourishing cities in
Walloon Belgium, until it incurred the wrath of Charles the Bold. Belief
in the strength of its walls and of the castle that occupied the centre
bridge, thus effectually commanding navigation by the river, engendered
arrogance and overconfidence, and the people of Dinant thought they
c