Ille-et-Vilaine

American

[eel-e-vee-len] / il ɛ viˈlɛn /

noun

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

Ille-et-Vilaine British

/ ilevilɛn /

noun

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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Ille-et-Vilaine

An island off the Breton coast; St Winwaloe lived on, 370 Ille-et-Vilaine.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence

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 moderation and absence of ambition in the character of La Tour d'Auvergne is expressed in a letter to Le Coq, Bishop of Ille-et-Vilaine.

From Brittany & Its Byways by Mrs. Bury Palliser

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

They are most numerous of all in Brittany; there are 491 in the Cotes-du-Nord, 530 in Ille-et-Vilaine.

From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by N. D'Anvers

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