Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Ill-e-Vilaenn'', ) is a departments of France, department of France, located in the regions of France, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named a ...
Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune
Piré-Chancé
Piré-Chancé (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Piré-sur-Seiche (the seat) and Chancé.Arrêté préfectoral 11 December 2018
Population
People from Piré-sur-Seiche are called ''Piréens'' in French.
Personalities
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Léon Letort
Léon Letort, (18 September 1889 – 10 December 1913) was a pioneer French aviator. He gained his pilot's license on 9 August 1910, flew his Blériot XI, Blériot in exhibitions across France, and flew on military service in the Balkan Wars. In ...
, pioneer French aviator
See also
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Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
The following is a list of the 332 communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):