Editing Ille-et-Vilaine (section)

== Language ==
[[Gallo language|Gallo]] is a historic minority language spoken in eastern Brittany. Gallo and [[Breton language|Breton]] are both studied at the [[University of Rennes]].

=== Breton ===
Historically, the Breton language was little spoken in the eastern part of Brittany, and this was one of the first regions where the language disappeared such that Breton was not spoken for many centuries.

Today, Breton is again spoken due to schools teaching Breton, and due to a small immigration from Western Brittany to Eastern Brittany, where there are more cities with growing industries and external investment and therefore more work. A recent study<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.ofis-bzh.org/upload/travail_paragraphe/fichier/216fichier.pdf L'état de la langue bretonne dans l'enseignement en Ille-et-Vilaine (''State of the Breton language in education in Ille-et-Vilaine'')] from ''[http://www.ofis-bzh.org Ofis ar Brezhoneg]''</ref> shows that Breton speakers in this region represent 3.3% of the total number of Breton speakers. The Breton speakers aged 18–30 in this region represent 12.7% of the total number of Breton speakers of that age group. This is because there are relatively few elder speakers but many people are learning the language. The study says that about 1,800 people are learning it (this includes one [[Diwan (school)|Diwan]] school in [[Rennes]], some bilingual public and catholic schools, and evening courses).