Dunblane

Dunblane
Scottish Gaelic: *Dùn Bhlàthain*
Dunblane Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Bhlàthain;
	Part of Dunblane town centre
	Dunblane Location within the Stirling council area
Population	8,798 (2022)
OS grid reference	NN779007
• Edinburgh	34 mi (55 km)
• London	359 mi (578 km)
Community council	Dunblane;
Council area	Stirling;
Lieutenancy area	Stirling and Falkirk;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUNBLANE
Postcode district	FK15
Dialling code	01786
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Stirling and Strathallan;
Scottish Parliament	Clackmannanshire and Dunblane;

Dunblane (/dʌnˈbleɪn/, Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Bhlàthain) is a historic cathedral town in the council area of Stirling, in central Scotland; it is inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links to much of the Central Belt, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The town is built on the banks of the Allan Water (or River Allan), a tributary of the River Forth. Dunblane Cathedral is its most prominent landmark. It had a population of 8,114 at the 2001 census, which grew to 8,811 at the 2011 census; both of these figures were computed according to the 2010 definition of the locality. The population had later decreased to 8,798 in 2022.