The University of Rennes is a public research university located in Rennes, Upper Brittany, France. Originally founded in 1460, the university was split into two universities in 1970: Rennes 1 University and Rennes 2 University.
On 1 January 2023, the Rennes 1 University merged with five grandes écoles: EHESP, École nationale supérieure de chimie de Rennes, ENS Rennes, INSA Rennes and Sciences-Po Rennes to create the new University of Rennes.
Image: Rennes Université Rennes 1 cloitre faculté d'économie
Image: Rennes Université Rennes 1 Batiment présidence
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Image: Bâtiment 15 Campus de Villejean Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department. In 2017, the urban area had a population of 357,327 inhabitants, and the larger metropolitan area had 739,974 inhabitants. The inhabitants of Rennes are called Rennais (masculine) or Rennaises (feminine) in French.
Image: Place de la Mairie, Rennes, France
Image: Marché des Lices
Image: Hochbahnabschnitt Pontchaillou Anatole France der Metro Rennes
Image: Esplanade du Général de Gaulle à Rennes
