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The “Côte d’Emeraude”, well-...

Thus named by historian Eugène Herpin due to the very special emerald colour regularly adopted by the sea, the Côte d’Emeraude offers superb scenery dotted with seaside resorts, natural and...

The centre of Rennes : properties o...

A lively town centre laden with history, the heart of Rennes and its listed buildings propose enticing properties combining authenticity and modernity. A sought-after neighbourhood, now posting stable prices.

The northern part of L’Ille-et-Vi...

The northern part of L’Ille-et-Vilaine proposes two contrasting landscapes : a narrow but well developed seaboard and a luxuriant countryside. The property market here is thus highly diverse. Illustrations in Saint-Malo and Dol-de-Bretagne...

Property markets in the largest tow...

The département of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany has four large urban centres with very different property markets : Rennes, Saint-Malo, Fougères and Vitré. What kinds of prices and trends explain their disparities ? A quick tour of all four...

The historic centre of Rennes

In the 2nd century A.D., when the area was under Gallo-Roman domination, Rennes already gave signs of being a lively locality. Situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ille and Vilaine, the town developed within its walls until the 15th century. 400 years later, it is still...

Saint-Malo and Dinard, head for the...

The first, known for its ramparts and strategic location on the Channel, is undoubtedly one of the towns drawing the highest number of visitors in Brittany. The second lies to the west, on the left...

Rennes, an attractive address

One of the historic capitals of the Duchy of Brittany, the prefecture of Ille-et-Vilaine accommodates 207,180 people intra-muros and a further 671,845 residents within its urban area. The eighth largest student centre in France, it can also claim many distinctions, starting...