Rennes Métropole is the ''
métropole
A ''métropole'' (French for "metropolis") is an administrative entity in France, in which several communes cooperate, and which has the right to levy local tax, an ''établissement public de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre''. I ...
'', an
intercommunal structure, centred on the
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
of
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 ...
. It is located in the
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; br, Il-ha-Gwilen) is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named after the two rivers of the Ille and the Vilaine. It had a population of 1,079,498 in 2019. department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
, in the
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
region
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, western
France
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. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous ''
Communauté d'agglomération
An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...
de Rennes'',
which had itself succeeded in 2000 to the previous district created in 1970 with less powers than the current métropole. Its area is 705.0 km
2. Its population was 451,762 in 2018, of which 217,728 in Rennes proper.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE. 4 April 2022.
The goal of the Métropoles (intercommunal structure for the largest French cities like
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...
,
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
,
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...
or
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
) is to build a better metropolitan area by synchronizing the transport system, environmental actions, urbanization, economic and social development, culture, university research, etc.
Participants
The métropole comprises the following 43 communes:
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#Acigné
Acigné (; br, Egineg; Gallo: ''Aczeinyae'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
History
Evidences of ancient occupation of the site go back to 3500 BCE.
The areas was evangelized by Martin of T ...
#Bécherel
Bécherel (; , Gallo: ''Becherèu'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
History
During the Roman times the town was positioned close to the important road linking Rennes with Dinan to the north.
In ...
#Betton Betton may refer to:
Places
* Betton, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
* Betton, Shropshire, England
* Betton-Bettonet, Savoie, France
* Betton Strange
Betton Strange is a hamlet in the English county of Shropshire. It is only south of Shrewsbury town ...
# Bourgbarré
# Brécé
#Bruz
Bruz ( or ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
Bruz is located near the center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, 14 km from Rennes. It is near the confluence of the rivers Vil ...
#Cesson-Sévigné
Cesson-Sévigné () is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
It is a suburb directly to the east of Rennes, bordered on its west side by the University of Rennes and the Technopole Atalante. It is primar ...
#Chantepie
Chantepie (; ; Gallo: ''Chauntepiy'') is a commune of Rennes Métropole located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Chantepie are called ''Cantepiens'' in French.
See also
*Communes ...
#La Chapelle-Chaussée
La Chapelle-Chaussée (; br, Chapel-ar-Galc'hed) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of La Chapelle-Chaussée are called ''Chapellois'' in French.
Gallery
File:La Chape ...
#La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz
La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz () is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz are called in French ''chapellois''.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine ...
#La Chapelle-Thouarault
La Chapelle-Thouarault (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
The following is a list of the 333 communes of the Ille-et-Vila ...
#Chartres-de-Bretagne
Chartres-de-Bretagne (; , Gallo: ''Chartr'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Inhabitants of Chartres-de-Bretagne are called ''Chartrains'' in French.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ille ...
#Chavagne
Chavagne (; ; Gallo: ''Chavayn'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Meu forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its eastern ...
#Chevaigné
Chevaigné (; br, Kavaneg; Gallo: ''Chaevaènyaé'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Chevaigné are called ''Chevaignéens'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the I ...
#Cintré
Cintré (; ; Gallo: ''Ceintraé'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Meu forms all of the commune's western border.
Population
Inhabitants of Cintré are called ''Cintréens'' ...
#Clayes
Clayes (; oc, Kloued; Gallo: ''Claès'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Clayes are called ''Clayens'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine departme ...
#Corps-Nuds
Corps-Nuds (; ; Gallo: ''Cornut'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Corps-Nuds are called ''Cornusiens'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine departm ...
# Gévezé
#L'Hermitage
L'Hermitage (; ; Gallo: ''L'Ermitaij'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of L'Hermitage are called ''Hermitageois'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine ...
# Laillé
# Langan
# Miniac-sous-Bécherel
# Montgermont
#Mordelles
Mordelles (; ; Gallo: ''Mordèll'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Meu forms the commune's southwestern border.
Population
Inhabitants of Mordelles are called in French ' ...
# Nouvoitou
# Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche
# Orgères, Ille-et-Vilaine
# Pacé
# Parthenay-de-Bretagne
# Pont-Péan
# 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 ...
(seat)
# Le Rheu
#Romillé
Romillé (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Romillé are called ''romilléens'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
The following is a ...
# Saint-Armel
# Saint-Erblon
# Saint-Gilles
# Saint-Grégoire
#Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande (; ; Gallo: ''Saent-Jaq'') is a commune of Rennes Métropole in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
People from Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande are called ''jacquolandins'' in French ...
# Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt
# Thorigné-Fouillard
# Le Verger
#Vern-sur-Seiche
Vern-sur-Seiche (; ; Gallo: ''Vèrn'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Vern-sur-Seiche are called ''Vernois'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine dep ...
# Vezin-le-Coquet
Metropolitan Rennes (450,000 inhabitants) encompasses only the central part of the metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
of Rennes (750,000 inhabitants). Communes further away from the center of the metropolitan area have formed their own intercommunal structures, such as Châteaugiron
Châteaugiron (; ; Gallo: ''Chaujon'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. It extended on 1 January 2017 by merging with the former communes of Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail and Ossé.
Population
Inhabit ...
, Noyal-sur-Vilaine
Noyal-sur-Vilaine (; br, Noal-ar-Gwilen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
Noyal is some ten kilometres east of Rennes.
Adjacent communes:
* Acigné,
* Brécé,
* Cesson-Sévigné,
* ...
, Liffré
Liffré (, Gallo: ''Lifrei'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is in the center of the region.
Politics and administration
Population
Inhabitants of Liffré are called ''Liffréens'' in ...
, Melesse, La Mézière, Montfort-sur-Meu
Montfort-sur-Meu (, literally ''Montfort on Meu''; br, Moñforzh) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of France.
It is noted ...
or Guichen
Guichen (; ; Gallo: ''Gischen'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
History
Population
Inhabitants of Guichen are called ''Guichenais'' in French.
Image gallery
File: Halles-guichen-2014 ...
.
Gallery
File:StadeRDL aerien5.jpg, 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 ...
Metropole view
File:Canal d'Ille et Rance à Chevaigné.jpg, The Ille
The Ille (; br, Il) is a small river in Brittany, France, right tributary of the river Vilaine. It is long. It flows into the Vilaine in the city Rennes.
The Ille is linked to the river Rance by the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance. By this canal, Rennes ...
in Chevaigné
Chevaigné (; br, Kavaneg; Gallo: ''Chaevaènyaé'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Chevaigné are called ''Chevaignéens'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the I ...
File:Wikipédia dans Rennes - Les Champs Libres - vue de loin.jpg, Metropolitan cultural center Les Champs Libres
Les Champs Libres (literally ''The Free Fields'') is a cultural center in Rennes, France hosting the Library of Rennes Métropole, the Museum of Brittany, the ''Espace des sciences'' (and its planetarium), and the ''Cantine numérique rennaise' ...
File:Bus et métro station Poterie (5618280569).jpg, Bus and Rennes Metro
The Rennes Metro (french: Métro de Rennes) ( br, Metro Roazhon) is a light metro system serving the city of Rennes in Brittany, France. Opened on March 15, 2002, it made Rennes the smallest city to have a metro system from 2002 to 2008.
Curren ...
File:Emmanuel Couet, président de Rennes Métropole, septembre 2014.jpg, Metropole president
File:Bécherel - Scorcio (2).jpg, Bécherel
Bécherel (; , Gallo: ''Becherèu'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
History
During the Roman times the town was positioned close to the important road linking Rennes with Dinan to the north.
In ...
book town
A book town is a town or village with many used book or antiquarian bookstores. These stores, as well as literary festivals, attract bibliophile tourists. Some book towns are members of the International Organisation of Book Towns.
List of boo ...
File:Moulinboel.jpg, The Vilaine
The Vilaine (; br, Gwilen) is a river in Brittany, in the west of France. The river's source is in the Mayenne ''département'' (53), and it flows out into the Atlantic Ocean at Pénestin in the Morbihan ''département'' (56). It is 218 km ...
in Bruz
Bruz ( or ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
Bruz is located near the center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, 14 km from Rennes. It is near the confluence of the rivers Vil ...
File:Église Saint-Maximilien Kolbe 01.jpg, Saint-Maximilien church in Corps-Nuds
Corps-Nuds (; ; Gallo: ''Cornut'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Corps-Nuds are called ''Cornusiens'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine departm ...
References
Metropolis in France
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 ...
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