Rennes Métropole

Rennes Métropole


Rennes Métropole in Ille-et-Vilaine department
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
No. of communes 43
Established 2015
Seat Rennes
Government
 • President Emmanuel Couet (PS)
Area
 • Total 704.94 km2 (272.18 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 420,707
 • Density 587/km2 (1,520/sq mi)
Website Rennes-Metropole.fr

Rennes Métropole is the intercommunal structure gathering the commune of Rennes in France and some of its suburbs. It was created on January 1, 2015, succeeding the agglomeration community of Rennes, which had itself succeeded in 2000 to previous district created in 1970 with less powers than the current métropole.

The goal of the Metropole (intercommunal structure for the largest French towns like Lille, Lyon, Bordeaux or Strasbourg) is to build a better metropolitan area by synchronizing the transport system, environmental actions, urbanization, economic and social development, culture, university research, etc.

In 2012, Rennes Metropole has 420 000 inhabitants.

Participants

The communauté comprises the following 43 communes:

The Metropole of Rennes (420 000 inhabitants) encompasses only the center of the metropolitan area of Rennes (690 000 inhabitants). Communes further away from the center of the metropolitan area have formed their own intercommunal structures, such as Chateaugiron, Noyal-sur-Vilaine, Liffré, Melesse, La Mézière, Montfort-sur-Meu or Guichen.

Coordinates: 48°06′51″N 1°40′51″W / 48.1142°N 1.6808°W / 48.1142; -1.6808

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