Rennes

Rennes is a city in France, the prefecture of Brittany and the Ille-et-Vilaine department. Its name is « Roazhon » in the Breton language.

Rennes Roazhon pronounced [ˈrwaːzən]
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
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Live in harmony (French: "Vivre en intelligence")
Location of Rennes
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Coordinates: 48°06′53″N 1°40′46″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.

Education

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

Exeter, England, UK (since 1956) Rochester, New York, USA (since 1958) Erlangen, Germany (since 1964) Brno, Czech Republic (since 1965) Sendai, Japan (since 1967) Leuven, Belgium (since 1980) Sétif, Algeria (since 1982)

Cork, Ireland (since 1982) Almaty, Kazakhstan (since 1991) Plateau Dogon, Mali (since 1995) Poznań, Poland (since 1998) Sibiu, Romania (since 1999) Jinan, China (since 2002)

Within France

Saint-Gilles-du-Mené, France (since 1978) Rennes-les-Bains, France (since 1985)

Pacts of cooperation

Huế, Vietnam (since 1992) Bandiagara Cercle, Mali (since 1995)

Sponsorship

Vouziers, France

Gallery

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  Some medieval houses, place des Lices.
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  Remains of the Gallo-Roman City wall.
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  An elevated section of Metro
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  The Mordelles Gates, built in 1440, by night.
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  The banks of the Vilaine.
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  Other old houses in Rennes
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  Oberthür Park in Rennes