Rennes Métropole

Rennes Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Rennes. It is located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, in the Brittany region, western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération de Rennes,^[1] which had itself succeeded in 2000 to the previous district created in 1970 with less powers than the current métropole. Its area is 705.0 km². Its population was 451,762 in 2018, of which 217,728 in Rennes proper.^[2]

Rennes Métropole
Métropole
Location within the Ille-et-Vilaine department
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
No. of communes	43
Established	January 2015
Seat	Rennes
Government
• President (2020-2026)	Nathalie Appéré (PS)
Area	705.0 km2 (272.2 sq mi)
Population  (2018)	451,762
• Density	641/km2 (1,660/sq mi)
Website	Rennes-Metropole.fr

The goal of the Métropoles (intercommunal structure for the largest French cities like Lille, Lyon, Bordeaux or Strasbourg) is to build a better metropolitan area by synchronizing the transport system, environmental actions, urbanization, economic and social development, culture, university research, etc.

Participants

The métropole comprises the following 43 communes:^[1][3][4]

1. Acigné
2. Bécherel
3. Betton
4. Bourgbarré
5. Brécé
6. Bruz
7. Cesson-Sévigné
8. Chantepie
9. La Chapelle-Chaussée
10. La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz
11. La Chapelle-Thouarault
12. Chartres-de-Bretagne
13. Chavagne
14. Chevaigné
15. Cintré
16. Clayes
17. Corps-Nuds
18. Gévezé
19. L'Hermitage
20. Laillé
21. Langan
22. Miniac-sous-Bécherel
23. Montgermont
24. Mordelles
25. Nouvoitou
26. Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche
27. Orgères, Ille-et-Vilaine
28. Pacé
29. Parthenay-de-Bretagne
30. Pont-Péan
31. Rennes (seat)
32. Le Rheu
33. Romillé
34. Saint-Armel
35. Saint-Erblon
36. Saint-Gilles
37. Saint-Grégoire
38. Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
39. Saint-Sulpice-la-Forêt
40. Thorigné-Fouillard
41. Le Verger
42. Vern-sur-Seiche
43. Vezin-le-Coquet

Metropolitan Rennes (450,000 inhabitants) encompasses only the central part of the metropolitan area of Rennes (750,000 inhabitants). Communes further away from the center of the metropolitan area have formed their own intercommunal structures, such as Châteaugiron, Noyal-sur-Vilaine, Liffré, Melesse, La Mézière, Montfort-sur-Meu or Guichen.

Gallery

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  Rennes Metropole view
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  The Ille in Chevaigné
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  Metropolitan cultural center Les Champs Libres
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  Bus and Rennes Metro
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  Metropole president
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  Bécherel book town
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  The Vilaine in Bruz
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  Saint-Maximilien church in Corps-Nuds

References

1. "Décret n° 2014-1602 du 23 décembre 2014 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Rennes Métropole » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
2. Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. 4 April 2022.
3. Rennes Métropole (N° SIREN : 243500139), BANATIC. Accessed 17 October 2024.
4. INSEE

48.1142°N 1.6808°W / 48.1142; -1.6808