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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Region :	Brittany
Prefecture :	Rennes
Sub-prefectures :	Fougères Redon Saint-Malo
Population  - Total (1999)  - Density	867,533 inhab. 128 inh./km²
Area	6 775 km²
Arrondissements	4
Cantons	53
Communes	352
President of the general council	Jean-Louis Tourenne (june 2004)
Localisation

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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