Rennes

Rennes is the capital of Brittany in northwestern France. Its historic center and regional institutions make it a major administrative and cultural hub.

Place des Lices: A historic square in Rennes known for its weekly market and former role in medieval tournaments. Its market and historic setting anchor public life in Rennes’s old center.
Condate: The Gallo-Roman settlement at the site of modern Rennes and the capital of the Redones. Condate is the ancient foundation of the city’s regional importance.
Anne of Brittany: Duchess of Brittany and queen consort of France whose marriages linked Breton and French dynastic politics. Her rule connects Rennes to the duchy’s contested relationship with France.
Regional Council of Brittany: The elected assembly that governs the French administrative region of Brittany. Its Rennes headquarters make the city the region’s administrative seat.
Brittany: A peninsula and historical region in northwestern France, also an administrative region with Rennes as its capital. Rennes is the region’s political center and largest urban hub.
Parlement de Bretagne: A former sovereign court of Brittany housed in a seventeenth-century palace in Rennes. The palace embodies Rennes’s long-standing role as Brittany’s seat of justice.
Redones: A Celtic people of western Gaul whose territory included the area around modern Rennes. Their territory gave Rennes its earliest political and geographic setting.
Bertrand du Guesclin: A Breton knight and French military commander during the Hundred Years’ War. His career reflects the military history of medieval Brittany and its regional ties.
University of Rennes: A public university in Rennes, France, with roots in a university founded in 1735. The university sustains Rennes’s role as a major student and research city.
Breton language: A Celtic language traditionally spoken in western Brittany and now taught and used in revitalization efforts. The language is part of the regional culture represented in Rennes.

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