Capital/préfecture: Rennes (regional capital of Brittany, lively university city with many historic buildings).
Name: Named after two rivers that meet in Rennes: the Ille and the Vilaine.
Landscape: Mix of coast and inland, 70+ km of coastline on the English Channel (part of the Côte d'Émeraude + Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel).
Beautiful beaches, tides, cliffs (Pointe du Grouin, Cancale with oysters).
Known for: Saint-Malo (walled pirate city, remparts, tourist attraction).
Dinard (chic seaside resort).
Forêt de Brocéliande / Paimpont (mythical forest from Arthurian legend).
Medieval fortified towns: Fougères, Vitré, Combourg
Rennes (Parc du Thabor, half-timbered houses, lively city center).
Economy & character: dynamic thanks to Rennes (technology, university), agriculture, tourism (sea and history), oyster farming (Cancale).
In short: Ille-et-Vilaine combines urban life (Rennes), a spectacular coastline (Saint-Malo area), medieval castles, and the legendary Brocéliande Forest — one of the most diverse and visited departments in Brittany.
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