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| Ille-et-Vilaine | |
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| Region : | Brittany |
| Prefecture : | Rennes |
| Sub-prefectures : | Fougères Redon Saint-Malo |
| Population
- Density |
128 inh./km² |
| AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec | 6 775 km²To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. areas less than 1000 km² 1,000 km² is equal to: 1 E9 m² in scientific notation 100,000 |
| Arrondissements | 4 |
| Cantons | 53 |
| Communes | 352The following is a list of the 352 communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine departement in France. CAR) Communaute d'agglomeration Rennes Metropole, created in 2000. CAS) Communaute d'agglomeration du Pays de Saint-Malo, created in 2001. CAV) Communaute d'agglomer |
| President of the general councilOverview In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the Conseil General the assembly governing a departement a county-level territory. The position is elected by the General Councillors from among their number. If there | Jean-Louis Tourenne (june 2004) |
| Localisation | |
Ille-et-Vilaine was one of the original 83 departments created during the French RevolutionThe period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. While France wo on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Bretagne.
Ille-et-Vilaine is a part of the current region 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 .