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

History

Ille-et-Vilaine was one of the original 83 départements 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 bordered by the départements of Manche, Mayenne, Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Morbihan, and Côtes-d'Armor, as well as the English Channel to 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

• Cantons of Ille-et-Vilaine département
• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine département
• Arrondissements of the Ille-et-Vilaine département

External links

• Prefecture website (in French)
• Conseil Général website (in French)
• City of Rennes website

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