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Vitré is a commune in France, situated in the Brittany region. It serves as the capital of the cantons of Vitré, Vitré-Ouest, and Vitré-Est. The town is located within the administrative entities of Ille-et-Vilaine, Vitré Communauté, and the arrondissements of Rennes and Fougères-Vitré. Its official name is Vitré, with the native label Gwitreg.
The commune has a population of 19,365, comprising 8,729 males and 9,308 females. It covers an area of 37.03 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 127 meters above sea level. Vitré shares borders with Erbrée, Balazé, Étrelles, and Montreuil-sous-Pérouse. The local government is headed by Pierre Méhaignerie and Isabelle Le Callennec.
Vitré is twinned with Helmstedt, Lymington, Terrebonne, and Djenné. The postal code for the area is 35500.
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Travel guide
Understand
Vitré is a medieval town very beautiful with a rich cultural heritage. It is a very good example of the medieval cities with castles, churches, very old houses (15th century), historic monuments, parks and nature. The site of Vitré was occupied in Gallo-Roman times. The name Vitré comes from the Gallo-Roman name "Victor" or "Victrix", after the owner of a farm in the region. The year 1000 marked the formal birth of Vitré, when the duke of Brittany Geoffrey I bestowed feudal powers upon Riwallon Le Vicaire, who was charged with keeping this strategic area as a buffer zone of the "Marches of Brittany".
Get in
Located east of Brittany, the city of Vitré is crossed by the expressway which prolongs motorway A 11, while the motorway of the Estuaries. As in the whole of the Ille-et-Vilaine département, the communes of the country of Vitré are accessible by these expressways (Paris - Rennes).
The Station of Vitré has a lot of trains' stops. The easiest way to get to Vitré from Paris is through Gare Montparnasse. There are trains almost a few per day and the ride is 1hrs and 56 min.
The airport is in Rennes - Saint-Jacques (40 km ≈ 25 miles).
Get around
Vitré is unique in that urban transportation is free for all routes.
Do
Visit the city, museums, religious heritage, golf, etc.
Go next
It is fairly easy to travel in France, therefore it would be clever to take advantage of the beautiful cities and coastal scenery in Brittany (Rennes, Dinan, Fougères). Saint-Malo, a wonderful coastal town on the English Channel, is only 45 minutes by TGV and usually costs less than €10. Buses are also available for less, but take a bit longer.
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Encyclopedic overview
Vitré ( French pronunciation: [vitʁe] ; Gallo: Vitræ, Breton: Gwitreg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Vitré, a sub-prefecture until 1926, is the seat of a canton. It has 19,365 inhabitants (2023). It lies on the edge of Brittany, near Normandy, Maine, and Anjou. The town has been designated a ville d'art et d'histoire, a town of artistic and historic significance, by the Ministry of Culture in recognition of its rich cultural inheritance. Vitré is the 37th French city with the most historic buildings and has 14% of the historical monuments of the department.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vitré” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.