Rennes / Resnn / Roazhon / Condate / Civitas Redonum
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French: Rennes, Gallo: Resnn, Breton: Roazhon, Latin: Condate, Civitas Redonum) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
Rennes is the administrative capital of the country of Brittany, in France, the other historical capital being Nantes. It has a long history due to its location at the confluence of two rivers.
The eastern Armorican people of Redones founded Condate —an ancient Celtic word meaning confluent— at the confluence of the Ille and Vilaine rivers and made it the capital of a territory that extended to the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel. The name of the city of Redon also reflects that of the Redones. Early in the 1st century BCE, they adopted the Greek and Roman practice of issuing coinage, adapting the widely imitated gold staters of Philip II of Macedon, in the characteristic Celtic coin metal alloy called billion. Without inscriptions, as the Celtic practice was, the Redones coinage features a charioteer whose pony has a human head. Large hoards of their coins were unearthed in the "treasure of Amanlis" found in June 1835 and that of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, discovered in February 1941. The Museum at Rennes contains a large representative collection.
They joined the Gaulish coalition against Rome in 57 BC, which was suppressed by Crassus. The following year, Roman emissaries were held hostage by the Redones, which obliged Julius Caesar to intervene in Armorica and suppress the rebels, and the following year to cross the Channel to discourage further support of the Redones by the Britons. In 52 the Redones responded to the call of Vercingetorix to furnish a large contingent of warriors.
french
Resnn en gallo, Roazhon en breton) est une commune française, chef-lieu du département d’Ille-et-Vilaine et de la région Bretagne, ainsi que l'une des capitales historiques du duché de Bretagne. Elle se situe à l’est de la Bretagne à la confluence de l’Ille et de la Vilaine. Ses habitants sont appelés les Rennais et les Rennaises.
En 2008, Rennes comptait 206 655 habitants intra-muros. Rennes est la onzième plus grande ville de France en nombre d'habitants. Son aire urbaine, comprend 580 961 habitants en 2008, est la onzième, au plan national, en termes de population. Rennes est la ville la plus peuplée de la région Bretagne devant Brest située à l'ouest.
Rennes est, en 2006, la huitième ville française en nombre d'étudiants3.
Rennes est aussi, en 2008, la deuxième ville la plus dynamique de France derrière Toulouse.
Português
Rennes é uma comuna francesa na região administrativa da Bretanha, no departamento Ille-et-Vilaine. Estende-se por uma área de 50,39 km², com 197 536 habitantes, segundo os censos de 1999, com uma densidade 3 920 hab/km².
Rennes / Resnn / Roazhon / Condate / Civitas Redonum
Website:
english
French: Rennes, Gallo: Resnn, Breton: Roazhon, Latin: Condate, Civitas Redonum) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
Rennes is the administrative capital of the country of Brittany, in France, the other historical capital being Nantes. It has a long history due to its location at the confluence of two rivers.
The eastern Armorican people of Redones founded Condate —an ancient Celtic word meaning confluent— at the confluence of the Ille and Vilaine rivers and made it the capital of a territory that extended to the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel. The name of the city of Redon also reflects that of the Redones. Early in the 1st century BCE, they adopted the Greek and Roman practice of issuing coinage, adapting the widely imitated gold staters of Philip II of Macedon, in the characteristic Celtic coin metal alloy called billion. Without inscriptions, as the Celtic practice was, the Redones coinage features a charioteer whose pony has a human head. Large hoards of their coins were unearthed in the "treasure of Amanlis" found in June 1835 and that of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, discovered in February 1941. The Museum at Rennes contains a large representative collection.
They joined the Gaulish coalition against Rome in 57 BC, which was suppressed by Crassus. The following year, Roman emissaries were held hostage by the Redones, which obliged Julius Caesar to intervene in Armorica and suppress the rebels, and the following year to cross the Channel to discourage further support of the Redones by the Britons. In 52 the Redones responded to the call of Vercingetorix to furnish a large contingent of warriors.
french
Resnn en gallo, Roazhon en breton) est une commune française, chef-lieu du département d’Ille-et-Vilaine et de la région Bretagne, ainsi que l'une des capitales historiques du duché de Bretagne. Elle se situe à l’est de la Bretagne à la confluence de l’Ille et de la Vilaine. Ses habitants sont appelés les Rennais et les Rennaises.
En 2008, Rennes comptait 206 655 habitants intra-muros. Rennes est la onzième plus grande ville de France en nombre d'habitants. Son aire urbaine, comprend 580 961 habitants en 2008, est la onzième, au plan national, en termes de population. Rennes est la ville la plus peuplée de la région Bretagne devant Brest située à l'ouest.
Rennes est, en 2006, la huitième ville française en nombre d'étudiants3.
Rennes est aussi, en 2008, la deuxième ville la plus dynamique de France derrière Toulouse.
Português
Rennes é uma comuna francesa na região administrativa da Bretanha, no departamento Ille-et-Vilaine. Estende-se por uma área de 50,39 km², com 197 536 habitantes, segundo os censos de 1999, com uma densidade 3 920 hab/km².