Ille-et-Vilaine

[ eel-e-vee-len ]

noun

1. a department in W France. 2,700 sq. mi. (7,000 sq. km). : Rennes.

Ille-et-Vilaine

/ ilevilɛn /

noun

1. a department of NW France, in E Brittany. Capital: Rennes. Pop: 894 625 (2003 est). Area: 6992 sq km (2727 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The Ille-et-Vilaine prefecture said on Twitter 450 fines had been handed out for attending an illegal party, breaking curfew and not wearing masks.

From Reuters

The unnamed man, in his 40s, took off from an airfield in Bains-sur-Oust in the Ille-et-Vilaine region of Brittany, the gendarmerie, a national police force in France, told local news outlets.

From Fox News

The six, who were not identified, were picked up by anti-terrorism units in the eastern French regions of Moselle and Isère and the north-west region of Ille-et-Vilaine, officials added.

From The Guardian

“There hasn’t been enough water for the grass to grow,” Menard, who is also president of the agricultural office for Brittany’s Ille-et-Vilaine region, said in a telephone interview.

From BusinessWeek

FOUG�RES, a town of north-western France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, 30 m.

From Project Gutenberg