Ille-et-Vilaine - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ille-et-Vilaine is a department found in the west of France in the Brittany region. Its prefecture is Rennes and its population is about 908,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French revolution.