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Ille-et-Vilaine (French pronunciation: [il e vilɛn] ⓘ; Gallo: Ill-e-Vilaenn, Breton: Il-ha-Gwilen) is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named after the two rivers of the Ille and the Vilaine. It had a population of 1,079,498 in 2019.
Rennes (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Breton: Roazhon [ˈrwɑːõn]; Gallo: Resnn; Latin: Condate Redonum) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
Rennes, France, is the administrative capital of the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine. Before the French Revolution, prior to the integration of the Duchy of Brittany into the Kingdom of France, Rennes was the capital of the duchy, with the other historical capitals of Brittany's Ducal period being Nantes and Vannes.
L' Ille-et-Vilaine ( /il‿e.vi.lɛn/ 3) est un département français situé en région Bretagne. Il porte le numéro 35 dans la numérotation départementale française. Il est situé dans l’est de la région Bretagne et fait partie de la Haute-Bretagne. La population totale, de 1 098 325 habitants en 2021, est en augmentation depuis plusieurs décennies.
Vitré (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Gallo: Vitræ, Breton: Gwitreg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Vitré, a sub-prefecture until 1926, is the seat of a canton. It has 18,603 inhabitants (2020). It lies on the edge of Brittany, near Normandy, Maine, and Anjou.
Fougères, industrial town and tourist centre, Ille-et-Vilaine département, Brittany région, northwestern France, northeast of Rennes. Strikingly situated on a ridge dominating the winding valley of the Nançon River, the town, with its fortress, was of great military importance in medieval times.
