Rennes travel guide
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Visit Rennes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Rennes is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine department (Brittany region) in the north-west of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Ille-et-Vilaine department. (General information: Rennes is 308 km from Paris and 406 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Rennes (page also includes a photo gallery for Rennes)
Popular places to visit near Rennes: these include Combourg at 34 km and Vitre at 35 km. Cesson-Sevigne is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 6km and Chartres-de-Bretagne is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Rennes: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; Rennes has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Rennes, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Rennes and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Rennes
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (12km) : Jardins de Broceliande (15km) : Parc du château de Caradeuc (28km) : Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (36km) : Jardin du château de La Ballue (38km) : Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (41km) : Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cesson-Sevigne (6km) : Chartres-de-Bretagne (8km) : Le Rheu (9km) : Saint-Juvat (38km) : Fougeres (45km) : Juvigne (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vitre (35km) : Dinan (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Rennes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rennes
Canton: Rennes
Arrondissement: Rennes
Department: Ille-et-Vilaine
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 35000
Distance to Rennes
from Rennes: 0 km
from Paris: 308 km
from Calais: 406 km
from Nice: 847 km
from Bordeaux: 374 km
from Strasbourg: 698 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Rennes (within 6 km): Cesson-Sevigne : Chantepie : Montgermont : Saint-Gregoire : Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande : Vezin-le-Coquet :
Rennes holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Brittany
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Holiday rentals: Ille-et-Vilaine gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Rennes