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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)

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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

At Paris, in the Aisne, in Haute-Loire, in Ille-et-Vilaine, in Maine-et-Loire, it excludes as unworthy the members of old Feuillants and monarchical clubs, and the signers of Constitutionalist protests.

From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by Durand, John

FOUG�RES, a town of north-western France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, 30 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

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, a town of north-western France, in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, 36 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

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