Rennes
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Summary
Rennes is a commune of France[1]. Rennes ranks in the top 0.097% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,047 views/month, #30 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Rennes[3], Ille-et-Vilaine[4], Rennes Métropole[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Vilaine[7], Ille[8], Blosne[9], Flûme[10]
- Head of government: Nathalie Appéré[11]
- Shares border with: Saint-Grégoire[12], Chantepie[13], Le Rheu[14], Vezin-le-Coquet[15], Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande[16], Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche[17], Cesson-Sévigné[18], Betton[19], Montgermont[20], Pacé[21]
- Named after: Condate Riedonum[22]
- Flag: flag of Rennes[23]
- Twinned administrative body: Poznań[24], Exeter[25], Rochester[26], Erlangen[27], Brno[28], Sendai[29], Leuven[30], Cork[31], Sétif[32], Jinan[33], Almaty[34], Bandiagara Cercle[35], Sibiu[36]
- Coat of arms: coats of arms of Rennes[37]
- Postal code: 35000[38], 35200[39], 35700[40]
- Commons category: Rennes[41]
- Archives at: municipal archive of Rennes[42]
- Significant event: Siege of Rennes[43]
- Official website: https://metropole.rennes.fr/[44]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rennes[45]
- Commons gallery: Rennes[46]
- Email address: mailto:ville.rennes@ville-rennes.fr[47]
- Population: 209,860[48], 211,373[49], 213,454[50], 215,366[51], 222,104[52], 216,815[53], 217,728[54], 180,943[55], 198,305[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rennes include Rennes – Saint-Jacques Airport[57], an airport[58], in France[59], founded in 1933[60]; rue de Rennes[61], a street[62], in France[63], founded in 1853[64]; and Pontchaillou[65], a railway station[66], in France[67].
Why It Matters
Rennes has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Rennes is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Entities named for Rennes include Rennes – Saint-Jacques Airport[57], an airport[58], in France[59], founded in 1933[60]; rue de Rennes[61], a street[62], in France[63], founded in 1853[64]; and Pontchaillou[65], a railway station[66], in France[67].