Population - 868,000   (1,067,000)

Area - 6,775 km²   (1,663)

Population density - 128   (642)

(comparative figs - Surrey UK)

Towns with over 3,000 people

Acigne   5,246  

Argentre-du-Plessis   3,614

Bain-de-Bretagne   5,516

Bains-sur-Oust   3,021

Bedee   3,296

Betton   6,547

La Bouexiere   3,503

Breal-sous-Montfort   3,825

Bruz   13,207

Cancale   5,203

Cesson-Sevigne   14,344

Chantepie   6,793

La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz   3,306

Chartres-de-Bretagne   6,467

Chateaubourg   4,877

Chateaugiron   5,500

Chavagne   3,091

Combourg   4,850

Dinard   10,430

Dol-de-Bretagne   4,563

Fougeres   21,779

La Guerche-de-Bretagne   4,095

Guichen   6,526

L'Hermitage   3,093

Iffendic   3,047

Janze   5,364

Laille   3,558

Liffre   6,454

Louvigne-du-Desert   4,034

Melesse   5,164

La Meziere   3,121

Montauban-de-Bretagne   4,042

Montfort-sur-Mer   5,412

Mordelles   5,901

Noyal-Chatillon-sur-Seiche   5,635

Noyal-sur-Vilaine   4,698

What is it really like for holidays in Ille-et-Vilaine

With the ancient capital of Brittany at Rennes and the major port of St Malo Ille -et-Vilaine is the first port of call for many visitors to Brittany

The coastline around St Malo is itself petty with sandy beaches and views across to Mont St-Michel


However Dinard and St Malo are the places to see

Dinard - just across the river from St-Malo has its casino villas regattas and ballet

St-Malo - with its grey granite walls - is more visited than anywhere else in Brittany

Within the walls of the old citadel the streets have been carefully rebuilt since 1944 and present a perfect mix of new and old


Pace   7,885
Pleurtuit   4,547

Pont-Pean   3,213
Redon   9,499

Rennes   206,229

Retiers   3,212

Le Rheu   5,733

Saint-Gilles   3,463

Saint-Gregoire   7,644

Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande   7,582

Saint-Malo   50,675

Saint-Meen-le-Grand   3,566

Thorigne-Fouillard   6,625

Vern-sur-Seiche   7,454

Vezin-le-Coquet   4,026

Vitre   15,313

Must visit places

Dinard

Casino and regattas


St-Malo

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Main town

Rennes

330 miles - 5 hours - from Calais

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