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Rennes
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometers, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Rennes is a town of northwestern France, in the east of Brittany. Rennes is the capital of the Bretagne region, as well as the prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine departement. In 1999, the population of the city was 206,229 and an area of 50.39 square kilometers. The town is built on a hill, with the north side being more elevated than the south side. It is at the meeting point of two rivers that is the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, in France. It has a long history due to its location at the confluence of two rivers.
In 1857, Rennes train station was built, which slowly led to the southward sprawl of the town. In 1899, the trial for Alfred Dreyfus' affair took part in Rennes. The local industries include car manufacturing and telecommunications. Citroen, presently the largest employer of the population of Rennes, opened a manufacturing plant at Rennes La Janais in 1961 to manufacture the Ami. Rennes is also one of first Technopoles in France that were established in an effort to motivate the economies of regions other than Paris. It is a city with endless recreational opportunities, rich history, and modern day luxuries.
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