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Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of north-western France, in the region of Brittany, named after its two main rivers. It was created in 1790 from part of the old province of Brittany, and its prefecture is Rennes. In ancient times its territory was the land of the Gaulish Redones.

Ille-et-Vilaine
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ille-et-Vilaine. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ille-et-vilaine
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