Ille-et-Vilaine (Department, France)

Last modified: 2006-12-23 by ivan sache
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Flag of the General Council of Ille-et-Vilaine - Image by Ivan Sache, 25 June 2001

• Administrative data
• Flag of the General Council of Ille-et-Vilaine

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• France
• France: Metropolitan departments
• Clickable map of France (departments)
• Ille-et-Vilaine (Department, France): Municipal flags
  • Bécherel
  • Cancale
  • Cesson-Sévigné
  • Dinard
  • Dol-de-Bretagne
  • Fougères
  • Montgermont
  • Saint-Malo
  • Vern-sur-Seiche
  • Vivier-sur-Mer (Le)
• Ille-et-Vilaine (Department, France): Yacht clubs
• Ille-et-Vilaine (Department, France): Sport flags

Administrative data

Code: 35
Region: Bretagne
Traditional provinces: Brittany (traditional provinces of Dol, Rennes, and Saint-Malo)
Bordering departments: Côtes-d'Armor, Loire-Atlantique, Manche, Mayenne, Morbihan

Area: 6,775 km²
Population (1995): 836,700 inhabitants

Préfecture: Rennes
Sous-préfectures: Fougères, Redon, Saint-Malo
Subdivisions: 4 arrondissements, 51 cantons, 352 communes.

The department is named after the rivers Ille and Vilaine (225 km), tributary of the Channel.

Flag of the General Council

The flag of the General Council (Conseil Général) of Ille-et-Vilaine is made of the logotype of the General Council placed on a white field.
The logotype represents an outline of the map of Brittany in black (without the tip of Finistère!). The red disc shows the geographical location of the departement. CONSEIL GENERAL D'ILLE ET VILAINE is written below the logotype.
Interestingly, the official name of the departement requires hyphens (Ille-et-Vilaine), which are omitted on the flag.

Ivan Sache, 25 June 2001