French towns and places in France starting with D

Dax - Aquitaine town

Deauville - coastal town and resort in Normandy

Dentelles de Montmirail - dramatic (but really nothing like lace after which they are named) mountains in Provence

Dijon - lively Burgundy town, and plenty of tasty mustard

Dinan - walled town in eastern Brittany

Dinard - Brittany meets the Cote d'Azur in the north of France

Dol de Bretagne - Breton town with a curious neolithic menhir

Dole - birth place of louis pasteur in Franche-Comté

Dombes - land of lakes and birdwatching to the north of the Rhone-Alpes

Domme - great views across the Dordogne, and caves in the town centre

Douarnenez - town in Brittany

Drome - Provencal region, best known for rolling lavender fields