Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine.
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16 Facts About Rennes
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Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
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Rennes played an important role in the Stamped Paper Revolt in 1675.
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Since the 1950s, Rennes has grown in importance through rural flight and its modern industrial development, partly automotive.
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In 2002, Rennes became the smallest city in the world to have a Metro line.
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Rennes has the distinction of having a significant Green Belt around its ring road.
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Rennes has the second fastest-growing metropolitan area in France after Toulouse and before Montpellier, Bordeaux and Nantes.
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Rennes was one of the first French cities to receive the French Tech label in November 2014.
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Rennes has local radio stations and local newspapers or magazines .
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Rennes provides other modes of local transport: a bike sharing system with 900 bicycles .
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Rennes created the first system of modern French bike sharing .
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Rennes has a major French railway station, the Gare de Rennes, opened in 1857.
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Rennes is an important railway station for regional transport in Brittany.
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