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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.
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Logo of the Conseil Général of Ille-et-Vilaine |
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Region : | Brittany |
Prefecture : | Rennes |
Sub-prefectures : |
Fougères Redon Saint-Malo |
Population
- Density |
128 inh./km² |
Area | 6 775 km² |
Censored pages | Censored page |
Cantons | 53 |
Communes | 352 |
President of the general council |
Jean-Louis Tourenne (june 2004) |
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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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