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For other uses, see Rennes (disambiguation). The name Rennes may refer to Geography Rennes, historical city in Brittany in northwestern France Rennes-le-Château, a commune

Commune of Rennes

The Parlement de Bretagne
Location
Coordinates 48°06′53″N, 1°40′46″W
Administration
Country France
Region Brittany (capital)
Department Ille-et-Vilaine (préfecture)
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Chief town of 11 cantons
Intercommunality Communauté
d'agglomération
de Rennes Métropole
Mayor Daniel Delaveau (PS)
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 20 m–74 m
(avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Ille-et-Vilaine (Il-ha-Gwilen is a department of France, located in the region of Bretagne in the northwest of France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Rennes is an arrondissement of France located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, in the Bretagne region The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 30 m)
Land area¹ 50. 39 km²
Population²
(1999)		 206. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. 229
 - Density 4. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 092/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 35238/ 35000, 35200, 35700
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E
France
Some medieval houses, such as these at Champ-Jacquet, can still be found in the center of Rennes.
Some medieval houses, such as these at Champ-Jacquet, can still be found in the center of Rennes.
Blazon of Rennes
Blazon of Rennes

Rennes (Gallo: Resnn, Breton: Roazhon, Latin: Condate, Condate Riedonum) is a city of northwestern France, in the east of Brittany. Gallo is a regional language of France. Gallo is a Romance language, one of the oïl languages. The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Rennes is the capital of the Bretagne région, as well as the préfecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine département. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Ille-et-Vilaine (Il-ha-Gwilen is a department of France, located in the region of Bretagne in the northwest of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division

Population of the city (commune) of Rennes at the 1999 census was 206,229 inhabitants (209,100 inhabitants as of February 2004 estimates). The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Population of the whole metropolitan area (French: aire urbaine) at the 1999 census was 521,188 inhabitants, and 588,684 inhabitants as of 2007 estimate. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The aire urbaine is an INSEE (the national statistics office of France statistical region comprising a Couronne périurbaine commuter belt around a contiguous A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Inhabitants of Rennes are called Rennais.

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Administration

The current mayor of Rennes is Daniel Delaveau, a member of the French Socialist Party who replaced Edmond Hervé in 2008. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. Edmond Hervé (born December 3 1942, in La Bouillie in the Côtes-d'Armor) is a French politician Edmond Hervé was the mayor of Rennes for more than thirty years, from 1977 to 2008. The "mairie" (mayor's office) is right in the centre of Rennes.

Rennes is divided into 11 cantons:

Geography

The ancient centre of the town is built on a hill, with the north side being more elevated than the south side. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. Gévezé (Gevrezeg Gallo: Jaebevae) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern Parthenay-de-Bretagne (Parzheneg is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Chantepie (Kantpig Gallo: Chauntepiy) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern Vern-sur-Seiche (Gwern-ar-Sec'h Gallo: Vèrn) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande (Sant-Jakez-al-Lann Gallo: Saent-Jaq) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne Vezin-le-Coquet (Gwezin Gallo: Bezein) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern It is at the confluence of two rivers: the Ille and the Vilaine. The Ille (il is a small River in Brittany, France, right tributary of the river Vilaine. The Vilaine (Gwilen is a River in Brittany, in the west of France.

Sights

Rennes is classified as a city of art and history.

Historic Centre

The Parlement de Bretagne (Parliament of Brittany, Plasenn Breujoù Breizh) is arguably the most famous 17th century building in Rennes. This article is for the Ancien Régime institution For the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution see French Parliament. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into It was rebuilt after a terrible fire in 1994. It houses the Rennes Court of Appeals.

Basilica Saint-Sauveur is also located in the historic centre.

Colorful traditional timber frame houses are situated primarily along the roads of Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Georges, de Saint-Malo, Saint-Guillaume, des Dames, du Chapitre, Vasselot, Saint-Michel, de la Psallette and around the plazas of Champ-Jacquet, des Lices, Saint-Anne and Rallier-du-Baty. Timber framing (Fachwerk or Half-timbering, is the method of creating framed structures of heavy timber jointed together with pegged Mortise and tenon joints

There are 16th century polychromatic wooden busts in the façade of 20, Rue du Chapitre.

Thabor park's bandstand.
Thabor park's bandstand.

South of the Vilaine

The Fine Arts Museum is situated on Quai Émile Zola (Émile Zola Quay), by the Vilaine River. The Vilaine (Gwilen is a River in Brittany, in the west of France.

Les Champs Libres is a building on Esplanade Charles de Gaulle designed by the architect Christian de Portzamparc that houses the Brittany Museum (Musée de Bretagne), regional library Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole on six levels and a Espace des Sciences science centre with a planetarium. At Place Honoré Commeurec is Les Halles centrales, a covered market of 1922, with a part converted into contemporary art gallery.

Mercure Hotel is located in a restored building on rue du Pré-Botté, which was the prior location of Ouest-Éclair, and then of Ouest-France, a premier daily regional newspaper. Ouest-France ("West-France" is a provincial daily French Newspaper.

There are large mills at Rue Duhamel, constructed on each side of the south branch of the Vilaine in 1895 and 1902.


Place de la Mairie

Rue St. Michel, Rennes

Inside, Gare de Rennes

Other sights

To the North-west of Rennes, near rue de Saint-Malo are the sluices of the canal d'Ille-et-Rance of 1843. There are two halls of the printer, Oberthür, built by Marthenot between 1870 and 1895 on Rue de Paris in the eastern part of the city. Oberthür Park is the second biggest garden in the city. The 17th century manor of Haute-Chalais, a granite chateau, is situated to the south of the city in Blosne Quarter (Bréquigny).

History

Main article: History of Rennes

Rennes is the capital of the région of Brittany, in France, the seat of the 'préfecture de région' and of the 'conseil régional'. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It has a long history due to its location at the confluence of two rivers.

The eastern Armorican people of Redones founded Condate— an ancient Celtic word meaning confluent— at the confluence of the Ille and Vilaine rivers and made it the capital of a territory that extended to the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel. The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany Mont Saint-Michel ( English: St Michael's Mount) is a rocky Tidal island in Normandy, France. The name of the city of Redon also reflects that of the Redones. Early in the 1st century BCE, they adopted the Greek and Roman practice of issuing coinage [1], adapting the widely-imitated gold staters of Philip II of Macedon, in the characteristic Celtic coin metal alloy called billion. Philip II of Macedon, ( Greek: Φίλιππος Β' ο Μακεδών &mdash φίλος = friend + ίππος = Horse Without inscriptions, as the Celtic practice was, the Redones coinage features a charioteer whose pony has a human head. Large hoards of their coins were unearthed in the "treasure of Amanlis" found in June 1835 and that of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, discovered in February 1941. Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande (Sant-Jakez-al-Lann Gallo: Saent-Jaq) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne The Museum at Rennes contains a large representative collection.

They joined the Gaulish coalition against Rome in 57 BCE, which was suppressed by Crassus. Marcus Licinius Crassus ( Latin: M·LICINIVS·P·F·P·N·CRASSVS (ca The following year, Roman emissaries were held hostage by the Redones, which obliged Julius Caesar to intervene in Armorica and suppress the rebels, and the following year to cross the Channel to discourage further support of the Redones by the Britons. Armorica or Aremorica is the name given in ancient times to the part of Gaul that includes the Brittany Peninsula and the territory between the In 52 the Redones responded to the call of Vercingetorix to furnish a large contingent of warriors (Caesar, Gallic Wars II. Vercingetorix (werkiŋˈɡetoriks in Latin) born around 82 BC died 46 BC was chieftain of the Arverni, originating from the Arvernian city of 34; VII. 75)

Roman era

In the Roman era, Condate became Condate Riedonum, capital of civitas riedonum

The oldest known rennais is Titus Flavius Postuminus, known to us from his steles found in Rennes in 1968. A stele (from Greek:, stēlē, ˈstiːli plural stelae,, stēlai, ˈstiːlaɪ also found Latinised singular stela As indicated by his name, he would have been born under the Flavian dynasty, under the reign of Titus, i. The Flavian dynasty was a Roman imperial Dynasty, which ruled the Roman Empire between 69 and 96 AD encompassing the reigns of Vespasian (69&ndash79 Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Titus ( December 30 39 &ndash September 13 81) was a Roman Emperor who e. between 79 and 81 AD. One of the steles tell us, in Latin, that he took charge over all the public affairs in the Civitas Riedonum. He was twice duumvir and flamine for life for Mars Mullo. A duumvirate is an alliance between two equally powerful political or military leaders

During the Roman era, the strategic position of the town contributed to its importance. To the west the principal Roman route, via Osismii stretched from Condate to Vorgium (modern Carhaix). Carhaix-Plouguer ( Karaez-Plougêr in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France.

In the year 275, the threat of barbarians led to the erection of a robust brick wall around Rennes. Rennes became known as the "red town".

Threatened by the danger of peasant marauders called bagaudae at the end of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, the Armorican peninsula, including Brittany and therefore Rennes, made up the last of the stronghold of the western Roman Empire. In the time of the Roman Empire bagaudae (also spelled bacaudae) were groups of peasant insurgents who emerged during the " Crisis of the Third Century The invincible Armorican Romans held their ground against Clovis I, who occupied most of Alamans, then the Visigoths. Clovis I (c 466 &ndash 27 November 511) was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, or Wisi were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Melaine, the bishop of Rennes, played an important role in the peace treaty between the Franks and the Armoricans in the year 497. Saint Melaine (Latin Melanius or Mellanus; Cornish Melan; Welsh Mellon) was a 6th century Bishop of Rennes in Brittany He famously declared "Il faut faire la paix entre chrétiens" ("Peace must be made between Christians").

Middle Ages

Starting in the fifth century, Bretons occupied the western part of the Armorican penensula, which started to be called little Britain, and then Brittany, while the Franks took the rest of Armorica. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into Armorica or Aremorica is the name given in ancient times to the part of Gaul that includes the Brittany Peninsula and the territory between the To contain the expansion and avoid Breton incursions, the Carolingians instituted a Breton march, composed of the counties of Rennes, Nantes, and Vannes. The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolings, or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Vannes (Gwened is a town and commune located in the Morbihan département, in Brittany, in the west of France.

These marches were entirely absorbed by the Breton Kingdom in the ninth century, and Rennes became Breton in 851. Rennes would later become the capital of Ducal Brittany.

During the Breton War of Succession, in 1356 and 1357, the city was laid siege to by Henry of Grosmont, the Duke of Lancaster, cousin of the English king, but Bertrand du Guesclin slipped into the city and took over the resistance, which would ultimately be victorious. The Breton War of Succession was a conflict between the Houses of Blois and Montfort for control of the Duchy of Brittany. After nearly a year, Lancaster renounced the English siege in 1357.

The Cité Judiciaire, an example of the striking modern architecture present in Rennes.
The Cité Judiciaire, an example of the striking modern architecture present in Rennes.

In 1491, it was the French army of Charles VIII, led by his general, La Trémoïlle, that unsuccessfully attacked Rennes. Brittany having already capitulated elsewhere, Rennes alone still resisted. The defenders of Rennes were determined to resist to the death, but the Duchess Anne of Brittany chose instead to negotiate. Anne of Brittany ( 25 January, 1477 &ndash 9 January, 1514) also known as Anna of Brittany ( Anne de Bretagne; By her marriage to Charles VIII, she made Brittany a part of France. Anne jealously guarded Brittany's autonomy, but the duchy was eventually fully merged with the French crown by her daughter Claude of France.

Modern era

In 1857 the Rennes train station was built, which gradually led to the southward sprawl of the town. In 1899 Alfred Dreyfus' trial in Rennes caused a national commotion. The Dreyfus Affair a Political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s

During World War II Rennes suffered heavy damage from just three German airplanes which hit an ammunition train parked alongside French and English troop trains and near a refugee train on the yard : 1,000 died. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The next day, June 18, 1940, German troops entered the city. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Later, Rennes endured heavy bombings in March and May of 1943, and again in June of 1944, causing thousands of deaths. Patton's army freed the capital of Brittany on August 4, as retreating German troops blew the bridges behind them, adding further damage. About 50,000 German prisoners were kept in four camps, in a city of only about 100,000 inhabitants at the time.

From 1954 onwards the city developed extensive building plans to accommodate upwards of 520,000 inhabitants, helping it become the third fastest-growing city in France, after Toulouse and Montpellier (1999 census).


Economy

Local industries include car manufacturing and telecommunications. Citroën, currently the largest employer of the population of Rennes, opened a manufacturing plant at Rennes La Janais in 1961. Citroën (pronounced See-Troh-Enn is a French Automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by André Citroën. Thomson employs over 1,000.

Rennes is also one of first Technopoles in France that were established in an effort to stimulate the economies of regions other than Paris during the Aménagement du territoire. Technopole refers to a center of high-tech manufacturing and information-based Quaternary industry. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

Culture

Historic downtown on a quiet Sunday afternoon
Historic downtown on a quiet Sunday afternoon

Rennes invests heavily in arts and culture and a number of its festivals (such as the music festival Les Transmusicales, les Tombées de la Nuit and Travelling (a cinematic festival)) are well known throughout France. Les Transmusicales is a 3-day Music festival held annually in Rennes, Brittany, France Started in 1978 the main parts of the Rennes was one of the first towns in France to have its own television channel 'TV Rennes', created in 1987. In Rennes is the only Institut Franco-Américain in France. Rennes is home to Stade Rennais FC, who play at Route de Lorient stadium, 31,000 seats in the French Division One. Stade Rennais Football Club is a French football club from the city of Rennes, will play their 48th season in Ligue 1 (the top French division The Stade de la Route de Lorient (Lorient Road stadium is a football Stadium, inaugurated on September 15 1912. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade There are 4 museums in Rennes:

Musée des Beaux Arts (Art Gallery).
Musée de Bretagne (Museum of Brittany) at the Champs Libres, together with le 'espace of sciences' and a planetarium.
Museum of Farming and Rennes Countryside at la Bintinais, south of Rennes.
Musée des Transmissions (Museum of Broadcasting) at Cesson-Sévigné, west of Rennes center. Cesson-Sévigné is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern France.

Education

The Rennes agglomeration has a large student population (around 60,000). The Breton language is taught in some schools, and in university.

The city has two main universities;Université de Rennes 1 [1], which offers courses in science, technology, medicine, philosophy, law, management and economics and Université Rennes 2 [2], which has courses in the arts, literature, languages, communication, human and social sciences, sport.

Breton bilingual classes in a French school in the city centre.
Breton bilingual classes in a French school in the city centre.

There are a few École Supérieures in Rennes. The French educational system is highly centralized organised and ramified The École Normale Supérieure de Cachan has a branch on the Ker Lann campus, just outside Rennes. École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (ENS Cachan Normale Sup' Cachan is a prestigious Grande École located in Cachan, a suburb of Paris, in An École Supérieure for political science, Institut d'études politiques de Rennes [3], is also based in Rennes. The French educational system is highly centralized organised and ramified The Rennes Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes (IEP was founded in 1991, and is a part of the Sciences-Po group of higher education schools

There is also a branch of École Supérieure d'Électricité - Supélec in the east of the city (Cesson-Sévigné), Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rennes and the grande école Institut National des Sciences Appliquées. École supérieure d'électricité, commonly known as Supélec, is one of the most prestigious and selective Grandes écoles in France, and one of the finest École supérieure d'électricité, commonly known as Supélec, is one of the most prestigious and selective Grandes écoles in France, and one of the finest Cesson-Sévigné is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in northwestern France. The Grandes écoles ("Graduate schools" literally in French "Grand Schools" or "Elite Schools" of France are higher The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes or INSA de Rennes is a Grande École d'Ingénieurs, a School of Engineering under the authority

The computer science and applied mathematics research institute, IRISA, is in the suburbs of Rennes. The Institut de recherche en informatique et systèmes aléatoires ( Research institute in computer science and random systems) is a joint computer science research center of The Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (defense procurement agency) operates the CELAR research center, dedicated to electronics and computing, in Bruz, a suburb. The Délégation générale pour l’armement, in English the “General Delegation for Ordnance” or DGA, is the French government agency which conducts development

Football club

Stade Rennais
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Nickname(s) Les Rouges et Noirs
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Founded 1901
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Rennes
(Capacity 31,127)
Chairman Frédéric de Saint-Sernin
Manager Pierre Dréossi
League Ligue 1
2006-2007 4th
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Stade Rennais Football Club is a French football club from the city of Rennes, will play their 48th season in Ligue 1 (the top French division) in 2007-08. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The Stade de la Route de Lorient (Lorient Road stadium is a football Stadium, inaugurated on September 15 1912. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Frédéric Marie Joseph Bruno de Laparre de Saint-Sernin is a French Politician and Businessman, born 14 February 1958 in Reims. Pierre Dréossi, born 12 October, 1959, in Roubaix, France, is a football manager currently managing Stade Rennais Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade Le Championnat 2006-07 was the 69th edition since its establishment This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade The team coach and manager is Guy Lacombe and the president is Frédéric de Saint-Sernin, who is close to billionaire François Pinault, who owns the team. Guy Lacombe (born June 12, 1955 in Villefranche-de-Rouergue) is a French former professional Football (soccer player Frédéric Marie Joseph Bruno de Laparre de Saint-Sernin is a French Politician and Businessman, born 14 February 1958 in Reims. A billionaire is a person who has a Net worth of at least one billion units of currency such as United States dollars ( USD /US$ U François Pinault (born 21 August 1936) is a Billionaire French businessman who runs the Retail company

Founded in 1901 as Stade Rennais Université Club they assumed their current name in 1971. In the same year, the club won its last notable trophy, the Coupe de France, defeating Olympique Lyonnais in the final. This is about the football competition for the rugby see Coupe de France (rugby. Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. The Coupe de France Final 1971 was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on June 20, 1971,

Transportation

Rennes has well developed national road, rail and air links and is two hours by TGV from Paris. The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Local transport is based primarily on an extensive bus network (38 different lines) and a metro line that was inaugurated in March 2002 and cost €500 millions to build. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The driverless Rennes Metro is 9. Opened on 15 March 2002, the metro in Rennes is based on Siemens Transportation Systems VAL ( véhicule automatique léger 4 km in length and has 15 stations, including one designed by architect Norman Foster. Norman Robert Foster Baron Foster of Thames Bank, OM, FRIBA, RDI, (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect whose company Rennes is the smallest city in the world to have a metro.

A second metro line is being planned, it should be operational by 2018, and the construction will begin in 2013. [1] (reference is in French).

See also: Gare de Rennes

Rennes is also served by an airport, Rennes-St. Jacques Airport, located 4. Rennes - Saint-Jacques Airport or Aéroport de Rennes - Saint-Jacques is an Airport about 6 km southwest of Rennes 5 miles (7. 2 km) from the center to the south-west in the commune Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande. Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande (Sant-Jakez-al-Lann Gallo: Saent-Jaq) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne

Twinned towns

These twinned towns are inscribed on the bridge over the central canal of Rennes:

Broadcasting facilities

References

  1. ^ Rennes.maville.com Le projet de nouvelle ligne du métro sur les rails

External links

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Dictionary

Rennes

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  1. A city in Brittany, France
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