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Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French) in the northwest corner of France.

Ille-et-Vilaine
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Information
Region : Brittany
Prefecture : Rennes
Sub-prefectures : Fougères
Redon
Saint-Malo
Population


 - Total (1999)


 - Density


867,533 inhab.


128 inh./km²
Area 6 775 km²
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Cantons 53
Communes 352
President of the
general council
Jean-Louis Tourenne (june 2004)
Localisation
Locate Ille-et-Vilaine in France
Contents

History

Ille-et-Vilaine was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Bretagne.

Geography

Ille-et-Vilaine is a part of the current region of Bretagne and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Mayenne, Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Morbihan, and Côtes-d'Armor, as well as the English Channel on the north.

Major rivers running through it are the Ille , the Vilaine , the Rance and the Couesnon .

Demography

The population has grown over the last few decades and was estimated at 903,400 in January 2003.

Culture

Gallo is a historic minority language spoken in eastern Brittany. Gallo and Breton are both studied at the University of Rennes.

External links

  • Prefecture website http://www.Ille-et-Vilaine.pref.gouv.fr/ (in French)
  • Conseil Général website http://www.cg35.fr/ (in French)
  • City of Rennes website http://www.ville-rennes.fr/


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