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Ille-et-Vilaine

American  
[eel-e-vee-len] / il ɛ viˈlɛn /

noun

  1. a department in W France. 2,700 sq. mi. (7,000 sq. km). Rennes.


Ille-et-Vilaine British  
/ ilevilɛn /

noun

  1. a department of NW France, in E Brittany. Capital: Rennes. Pop: 894 625 (2003 est). Area: 6992 sq km (2727 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The first hearings of Helene's case were taken before the Juge d'instruction in Rennes, and she was remanded to the assizes for Ille-et-Vilaine, which took place, apparently, in the same city.

From She Stands Accused by MacClure, Victor

CANCALE, a fishing port of north-western France in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine on the Bay of Cancale, 9 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

The port of St Malo, the birthplace and the home of Cartier, is situated in the old province of Brittany, in the present department of Ille-et-Vilaine.

From The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques Cartier by Wrong, George McKinnon

Letter of the Directory from Ille-et-Vilaine, January 30, 1791, and letter from Dinan, January 29—Mercure de France, April 2 and 16, 1791.

From The French Revolution - Volume 1 by Durand, John

Dol is situated in the north of the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, not far from the sea-coast.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

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