In which French seaside town was Christian Dior born in 1905?

Christian Dior was born in Granville, France, in 1905.

Granville is a coastal town in Normandy, overlooking the English Channel. Dior grew up in a prosperous family whose home, Villa Les Rhumbs, later became the Christian Dior Museum. The house and its garden strongly influenced his lifelong interest in flowers, silhouettes and decorative design.

Dior moved to Paris as a young man and eventually entered the fashion world after working with established couturiers. His birthplace is sometimes confused with Paris because Paris became the center of his professional life and the location of his couture house. Granville, however, is the specific town associated with his birth and childhood.

The Dior museum in Granville preserves this connection and presents exhibitions about the designer, his inspirations and the history of the House of Dior.