The Ille ( French pronunciation: [il] ; Breton : Il ) is a small river in Brittany , France , right tributary of the river Vilaine . It is 48.9 km (30.4 mi) long. It flows into the Vilaine in the city Rennes .
4-513: The Ille is linked to the semi-tidal Rance river by the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance . By this canal, Rennes has a connection with the English Channel coast at St. Malo . The canal is used primarily for tourist boats. The Ille flows through the department Ille-et-Vilaine and the following towns: Montreuil-sur-Ille , Betton and Rennes . From Montreuil to Rennes the river runs parallel to
8-522: The Canal d'Ille-et-Rance . This Brittany geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in France is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rance (river) The Rance ( French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃s] ; Breton : Renk , [ˈrẽŋk] ) is a river of northwestern France. It is 103.6 km (64.4 mi) long. The semi-tidal river flows into
12-644: The English Channel between Dinard and Saint-Malo . Before reaching the Channel, its waters are barred by a 750 metre long dam forming the Rance tidal power plant . The river is linked to the Vilaine by means of the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance . Départements and towns along the river: Tributaries of the Rance include: This river has moderate turbidity and its brownish water is somewhat low in velocity due to
16-449: The slight gradient of the watercourse; pH levels have been measured at 8.13 within the city of Dinan and electrical conductivity of the waters have tested at 33 micro-siemens per centimetre. At this reference location, summer flows are typically in the range of 14 cubic metres per second (500 cu ft/s). This Brittany geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
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