Arrondissements Of The Ille-et-Vilaine Department
The 4 arrondissements of the Ille-et-Vilaine department are: # Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré, (subprefecture: Fougères) with 106 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 184,039 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Redon, (subprefecture: Redon) with 50 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 102,157 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Rennes, (prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department: Rennes) with 109 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 599,717 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Saint-Malo, (subprefecture: Saint-Malo) with 68 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 165,866 in 2016. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Rennes, Fougères, Montfort, Redon, Saint-Malo and Vitré were established. The arrondissements of Montfort and Vitré were disbanded in 1926. In 2010 the arrondissement of Fougères was renamed ''Fougères-Vitré'', and it absorbed the six cantons of Argentré-du-Plessis, Châteaubourg, La Guerche-de-Bretagne, Retiers, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Département Ille-et-Vilaine Arrondissement 2019
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arrondissement Of Redon
The arrondissement of Redon is an arrondissement of France in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region. It has 50 communes. Its population is 102,157 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Redon, and their INSEE codes, are: # Bain-de-Bretagne (35012) # Bains-sur-Oust (35013) # Baulon (35016) # La Bosse-de-Bretagne (35030) # Bourg-des-Comptes (35033) # Bovel (35035) # Bruc-sur-Aff (35045) # Les Brulais (35046) # Chanteloup (35054) # La Chapelle-Bouëxic (35057) # La Chapelle-de-Brain (35064) # Comblessac (35084) # La Couyère (35089) # Crevin (35090) # La Dominelais (35098) # Ercé-en-Lamée (35106) # Goven (35123) # Grand-Fougeray (35124) # Guichen (35126) # Guignen (35127) # Guipry-Messac (35176) # Lalleu (35140) # Langon (35145) # Lassy (35149) # Lieuron (35151) # Lohéac (35155) # Loutehel (35160) # Mernel (35175) # La Noë-Blanche (35202) # Pancé (35212) # Le Petit-Fougeray (35218) # Pipriac (35219) # Pléc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast. The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Allies heavily bombarded Saint-Malo, which was garrisoned by German troops. The city changed into a popular tourist centre, with a ferry terminal serving the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, as well as the Southern English settlements of Portsmouth, Hampshire and Poole, Dorset. The famous transatlantic single-handed yacht race Route du Rhum, which takes place every four years in November, is between Saint Malo and Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe. Population The population in 2017 was 46,097 – though this can increase to up to 300,000 in the summer tourist season. With the suburbs included, the metropolitan area's population is approximately 133,000 (2017). The population of the commune more than doubled in 1967 with the merging ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arrondissement Of Saint-Malo
The arrondissement of Saint-Malo is an arrondissement of France in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region. It has 68 communes. Its population is 165,866 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Malo, and their INSEE codes, are: # Baguer-Morvan (35009) # Baguer-Pican (35010) # La Baussaine (35017) # Bonnemain (35029) # La Boussac (35034) # Broualan (35044) # Cancale (35049) # Cardroc (35050) # La Chapelle-aux-Filtzméens (35056) # Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine (35070) # Cherrueix (35078) # Combourg (35085) # Cuguen (35092) # Dinard (35093) # Dingé (35094) # Dol-de-Bretagne (35095) # Epiniac (35104) # La Fresnais (35116) # La Gouesnière (35122) # Hédé-Bazouges (35130) # Hirel (35132) # Les Iffs (35134) # Lanrigan (35148) # Lillemer (35153) # Longaulnay (35156) # Lourmais (35159) # Meillac (35172) # Mesnil-Roc'h (35308) # Miniac-Morvan (35179) # Le Minihic-sur-Rance (35181) # Mont-Dol (35186) # Pleine-Foug ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department. In 2017, the urban area had a population of 357,327 inhabitants, and the larger metropolitan area had 739,974 inhabitants.Comparateur de territoire Unité urbaine 2020 de Rennes (35701), Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Rennes (013) INSEE The inhabitants of Rennes are called Rennais/Rennaises in French. Rennes's history goes back more than 2,000 years, at a time when it ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prefectures In France
In France, a prefecture (french: préfecture) may be: * the ''chef-lieu de département'', the commune in which the administration of a department is located; * the ''chef-lieu de région'', the commune in which the administration of a region is located; * the jurisdiction of a prefecture; * the official residence or headquarters of a prefect. Although the administration of departments and regions is distinct, a regional prefect is '' ex officio'' prefect of the department in which the regional prefecture is located. The officeholder has authority upon the other prefects in the region on a range of matters. Role of the prefecture There are 101 prefectures in France, one for each department. The official in charge is the prefect (french: préfet). The prefecture is an administration that belongs to the Ministry of the Interior; it is therefore in charge of the delivery of identity cards, driving licenses, passports, residency and work permits for foreigners, vehicle registration, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arrondissement Of Rennes
The arrondissement of Rennes is an arrondissement of France in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region. It has 109 communes. Its population is 599,717 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Rennes, and their INSEE codes, are: # Acigné (35001) # Andouillé-Neuville (35003) # Aubigné (35007) # Bécherel (35022) # Bédée (35023) # Betton (35024) # Bléruais (35026) # Boisgervilly (35027) # La Bouëxière (35031) # Bourgbarré (35032) # Bréal-sous-Montfort (35037) # Brécé (35039) # Breteil (35040) # Bruz (35047) # Cesson-Sévigné (35051) # Chantepie (35055) # La Chapelle-Chaussée (35058) # La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz (35059) # La Chapelle-du-Lou-du-Lac (35060) # La Chapelle-Thouarault (35065) # Chartres-de-Bretagne (35066) # Chasné-sur-Illet (35067) # Châteaugiron (35069) # Chavagne (35076) # Chevaigné (35079) # Cintré (35080) # Clayes (35081) # Corps-Nuds (35088) # Le Crouais (35091) # Domloup (35099) # Dourdai ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Redon
Redon (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Redon borders the Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique departments. It is situated at the junction of the Oust and Vilaine rivers and Nantes-Brest canal, which makes it well known for its autumn and winter floods. It is located at 50 km from Nantes, Rennes, Vannes and their airports The town has a station which connects to Quimper and Rennes then Paris in 2h05. History Very little information exists about this area before 832, however it would seem that there was a parish by the name of Riedones which gave the town its name. In 832, Conwoion, a Breton monk with the help of the Carolingian Emperor Louis the Pious founded the abbey of Saint-Sauveur de Redon. Today, documents relating to the life of the abbey still exist. The town developed around the abbey until a small rural community of 6,000 inhabitants was formed in the 1960s. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arrondissements Of France
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', which may be roughly translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes. Municipal arrondissement A municipal arrondissement (, pronounced ), is a subdivision of the commune, used in the three largest cities: Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. It functions as an even lower administrative division, with its own mayor. Although usually referred to simply as an "arrondissement," they should not be confused with departmental arrondissements, which are groupin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fougères
Fougères (; br, Felger; Gallo: ''Foujerr'') is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region of Brittany in northwestern France. As of 2017, Fougères had 20,418 inhabitants. The Fougères area comprises approximately 88,000 inhabitants and is currently growing, unlike the town centre. History Toponymy Fougères is a town on the edge of Brittany, Maine and Normandy and is named after a fern (see also ''fougère''), or from ''fous'' which means ''fossé'' ("gap"). The town of Fougères is mentioned in the chorus of the song La Blanche Hermine by Gilles Servat. The author uses it as a symbol of the Breton resistance where it is adjacent to the town of Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique. Fougères is historically, since the arrival of Latin in Armorica, a region where Gallo is spoken. In Gallo, Fougères translates to ''Foujerr'' while its Breton name is ''Felger''. Entry signs to the agglomeration have carried the Breton name for several ye ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Subprefectures In France
In France, a subprefecture (french: sous-préfecture) is the commune which is the administrative centre of a departmental arrondissement that does not contain the prefecture for its department. The term also applies to the building that houses the administrative headquarters for an arrondissement. Senate (in French). The civil servant in charge of a subprefecture is the subprefect, assisted by a general secretary. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |