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Rennes Roazhon pronounced [ˈrwaːzən] | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Top to bottom, left to right : City hall, Marché des Lices, Rennes Metro, Esplanade Charles de Gaulle, Opera of Rennes by night, University of Rennes 2, Skyline of Rennes from Cathedral | |
Motto: Live in harmony (French: "Vivre en intelligence") | |
Coordinates: 48°06′53″N 1°40′46″W / 48.1147°N 1.6794°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Rennes-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 |
Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Nathalie Appéré (PS) |
Area 1 | 50.39 km2 (19.46 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | 211,373 |
• Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35238 /35000, 35200, 35700 |
Elevation | 20–74 m (66–243 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Rennes is a city in France, the prefecture of Brittany and the Ille-et-Vilaine department. Its name is « Roazhon » in the Breton language.
Education
[change | change source]The Rennes agglomeration has a large student population (around 63,000) and 2 universities :
- University of Rennes 1 (26 000 students)
- University of Rennes 2 - Upper Brittany (22 000 students)
A campus of the computer science schools École pour l'informatique et les techniques avancées and École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies , the university in electric energy and information sciences Supélec, the engineering school CentraleSupélec. The business schools Rennes School of Business and Paris School of Business are also in Rennes.
Twin towns – sister cities
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Pacts of cooperation
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Gallery
[change | change source]- Some medieval houses, place des Lices.
- Remains of the Gallo-Roman City wall.
- An elevated section of Metro
- The Mordelles Gates, built in 1440, by night.
- The banks of the Vilaine.
- Other old houses in Rennes
- Oberthür Park in Rennes