Rennes

Rennes (Breton: Roazhon) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. In 2017, the urban area had a population of 358 327 inhabitants.

It has a nice little historic center but also some quite interesting new architecture.

Rennes's history goes back more than 2 000 years to a time when it was a small Gallic village named Condate. Together with Vannes and Nantes, it was one of the major cities of the ancient Duchy of Brittany. From the early sixteenth century until the French Revolution, Rennes was a parliamentary, administrative and garrison city of the historic province of Brittany in the Kingdom of France.

After the destructive fire of 1720, the medieval wooden center of the city was partially rebuilt in stone. Remaining mostly rural until the Second World War, Rennes underwent significant development in the twentieth century.

In 2018, L'Express named Rennes as "the most liveable city in France" and I can definitely understand that.En savoir plus