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Ille-et-Vilaine

American  
[eel-e-vee-len] / il ɛ viˈlɛn /

noun

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


Ille-et-Vilaine British  
/ 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)

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Letter of the Directory of Ille-et-Vilaine, March 24, 1792.

From The French Revolution - Volume 1 by Durand, John

And, before that stage was reached, the wild and reckless English years might even now be re-enacting themselves somewhere in the Pas de Calais, Ille-et-Vilaine or the C�te du Nord.

From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]

They are most numerous of all in Brittany; there are 491 in the Cotes-du-Nord, 530 in Ille-et-Vilaine.

From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.

The Brittany of to-day corresponds to the departments of Finist�re, C�tes-du-Nord, Morbihan, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Loire-Inf�rieure.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

Thus the Roches aux F�es near Saint-Didier, in Ille-et-Vilaine, were raised by fairy hands, the elves collecting “all the big stones in the country” and carrying them thither in their aprons.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis