The population of Rennes within the commune borders is 209,860 people (as of 2012), and the population of greater metro Rennes with its urbanized suburbs is 690,467 people. In a ranking of both cities within the borders of the commune and cities in the large metro area, Rennes comes 11th in France. There are two universities in the city, and Rennes ranks 8th among French cities in terms of the number of university students in the city.
The city of Rennes is among the fastest growing cities in France and is second only to Toulouse in terms of population growth rate.
urban life
The city of Rennes has 868 hectares of green areas. This area corresponds to 17% of the city. There is 41 square meters of green space per person in the city. Oceanic weather prevails in Rennes, where greenery predominates, so although the weather is sunny, freezing winds continue throughout the day and night.
Rennes' metro, which opened on March 15, 2002, is automatic. There are no drivers in the Metro. The construction cost of the metro was 300 million Euros.
sister cities
The city of Rennes has sister city ties with the following cities:
Exeter, United Kingdom (1956)
Rochester, New York, United States (1958)
Erlangen, Germany (1964)
Brno, Czech Republic (1965)
Sendai, Japan (1967)
Leuven, Belgium (1980)
Setif, Algeria (1982)
Cork, Ireland (1982)
Almaty, Kazakhstan (1991)
Plateau Dogon, Mali (1995)
Poznań, Poland (1998)
Sibiu, Romania (1999)
Jinan, China (2002)
Diyarbakır, Türkiye (2025)
Education
- CentraleSupelec
- E-Artsup
- École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies
- École pour l'informatique et les techniques avancees
- École Supérieure d'Électricité
- Paris School of Business
- Rennes School of Business
