Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine (; ; ) is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named after its two main rivers, the Ille and the Vilaine. It had a population of 1,120,666 in 2023.

battle between king Charles VIII of France and Francis II, Duke of Brittany, signalling the end to the 'Mad war' (1485-1488)

French literary award