Ille-et-Vilaine
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Ille-et-Vilaine is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French) in the northwest corner of France.
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| Region : | Bretagne |
| Prefecture : | Rennes |
| Sub-prefectures : | Fougères Redon Saint-Malo |
| Main cities : | Vitre Cesson-Sévigné Bruz |
| Population
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128 inh./km2 |
| Area | 6 775 km2 |
| Arrondissements | 4 |
| 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 Brittany.
Geography
Ille-et-Vilaine is a part of the current région 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.
See also
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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