Rennes

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 of Rennes
Flag
Coat of arms of Rennes
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Live in harmony (French: "Vivre en intelligence")
Location of Rennes
Rennes is located in France
Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is located in Brittany
Rennes
Rennes
Coordinates: 48°06′53″N 1°40′46″W / 48.1147°N 1.6794°W / 48.1147; -1.6794
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonRennes-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
IntercommunalityRennes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Nathalie Appéré (PS)
Area
1
50.39 km2 (19.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
211,373
 • Density4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35238 /35000, 35200, 35700
Elevation20–74 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.

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

Education

The Rennes agglomeration has a large student population (around 63,000) and 2 universities :

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

  • 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

Pacts of cooperation

Sponsorship