Editing Rennes (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Rennes de hermitage 2.JPG|thumb|right|Green Belt between Rennes and [[L'Hermitage]]]]
The ancient centre of the town is built on a hill, with the north side being more elevated than the south side. It is at the confluence of two rivers: the [[Ille]] and the [[Vilaine]].

Rennes is located on the [[Atlantic Europe|European atlantic arc]], 50&nbsp;km from the [[English Channel]] (near [[Saint-Malo]], [[Dinard]], and [[Mont Saint-Michel]]).

Rennes has the distinction of having a significant [[Green Belt]] around its ring road. This Green Belt is a protected area between the city proper (rather dense) and the rest of its urban area (rather rural).

===Climate===

Rennes features an [[oceanic climate]]. Precipitation in Rennes is considerably less abundant than in the western parts of Brittany, reaching only half of the levels of, e.g., the city of [[Quimper]], which makes rainfall in Rennes comparable to the levels of large parts of western Germany. Sunshine hours range between 1,700 and 1,850 annually, which is about the amount of sunshine received by the city of [[Lausanne]].

{{Weather box
| location = Rennes ([[Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport|RNS]]), elevation: {{convert|36|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1945–present
| collapsed = 
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 16.8
| Feb record high C = 20.9
| Mar record high C = 24.1
| Apr record high C = 28.7
| May record high C = 30.8
| Jun record high C = 37.9
| Jul record high C = 40.5
| Aug record high C = 39.5
| Sep record high C = 34.8
| Oct record high C = 30.0
| Nov record high C = 21.4
| Dec record high C = 17.8
| year record high C = 40.5
| Jan high C = 9.2
| Feb high C = 10.2
| Mar high C = 13.2
| Apr high C = 16.0
| May high C = 19.3
| Jun high C = 22.6
| Jul high C = 24.8
| Aug high C = 24.7
| Sep high C = 21.9
| Oct high C = 17.2
| Nov high C = 12.5
| Dec high C = 9.6
| year high C = 16.8
| Jan mean C = 6.2
| Feb mean C = 6.6
| Mar mean C = 8.8
| Apr mean C = 11.0
| May mean C = 14.3
| Jun mean C = 17.3
| Jul mean C = 19.2
| Aug mean C = 19.3
| Sep mean C = 16.6
| Oct mean C = 13.2
| Nov mean C = 9.2
| Dec mean C = 6.6
| year mean C = 12.4
| Jan low C = 3.3
| Feb low C = 2.9
| Mar low C = 4.5
| Apr low C = 6.0
| May low C = 9.3
| Jun low C = 12.1
| Jul low C = 13.7
| Aug low C = 13.8
| Sep low C = 11.4
| Oct low C = 9.3
| Nov low C = 5.9
| Dec low C = 3.6
| year low C = 8.0
| Jan record low C = -14.7
| Feb record low C = -11.2
| Mar record low C = -7.3
| Apr record low C = -3.2
| May record low C = -1.2
| Jun record low C = 2.2
| Jul record low C = 5.5
| Aug record low C = 4.0
| Sep record low C = 1.9
| Oct record low C = -4.6
| Nov record low C = -7.5
| Dec record low C = -12.6
| year record low C = -14.7
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 66.6
| Feb precipitation mm = 51.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 48.9
| Apr precipitation mm = 51.2
| May precipitation mm = 58.1
| Jun precipitation mm = 50.9
| Jul precipitation mm = 44.0
| Aug precipitation mm = 43.5
| Sep precipitation mm = 56.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 73.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 73.2
| Dec precipitation mm = 73.3
| year precipitation mm = 691.0
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 11.5
| Feb precipitation days = 10.1
| Mar precipitation days = 8.9
| Apr precipitation days = 9.9
| May precipitation days = 8.9
| Jun precipitation days = 7.4
| Jul precipitation days = 7.1
| Aug precipitation days = 7.1
| Sep precipitation days = 7.8
| Oct precipitation days = 11.0
| Nov precipitation days = 12.5
| Dec precipitation days = 12.3
| year precipitation days = 114.6
| Jan snow days = 1.9
| Feb snow days = 2.9
| Mar snow days = 1.0
| Apr snow days = 0.4
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.2
| Dec snow days = 1.3
| year snow days = 
| Jan humidity = 87
| Feb humidity = 83
| Mar humidity = 79
| Apr humidity = 76
| May humidity = 77
| Jun humidity = 75
| Jul humidity = 75
| Aug humidity = 76
| Sep humidity = 80
| Oct humidity = 85
| Nov humidity = 87
| Dec humidity = 87
| Jan sun = 68.3
| Feb sun = 92.7
| Mar sun = 134.1
| Apr sun = 173.8
| May sun = 202.1
| Jun sun = 213.3
| Jul sun = 220.2
| Aug sun = 207.2
| Sep sun = 180.7
| Oct sun = 116.7
| Nov sun = 83.5
| Dec sun = 69.0
| year sun = 1761.5
| source 1 = [[Meteo France]] (snow days 1981–2010)<ref>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220531125024/https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_35281001.pdf
| archive-date = 31 May 2022
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_35281001.pdf
| title = Rennes-St Jacques (35)
| work = Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1991–2020 et records
| publisher = Meteo France
| language = fr
| access-date = 14 July 2022}}</ref>
| source 2 = Infoclimat.fr (relative humidity 1961–1990)<ref name=Infoclimat>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160315115656/https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07130-rennes-st-jacques.html
| archive-date = 15 March 2016
| url = https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07130-rennes-st-jacques.html
| title = Normes et records 1961–1990: Rennes-St Jacques (35) – altitude 36m
| language = fr
| publisher = Infoclimat
| access-date = 14 February 2019}}</ref>
| source = 
}}