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Certu : Certu : Centre for studies on urban planning,Centre for studies on urban planning, transportation and public facilitiestransportation and public facilities

Technical services departmentTechnical services department of the French Ministry of Public Works, Transport, Housing, Tourism and Sea

ForFor government agencies, local authorities, institutes and companies which are involved in public service activities

Gathers and disseminates knowledge and Gathers and disseminates knowledge and methodologiesmethodologies on a broad variety of urban issues

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The case study of Rennes, location

Légende :

Région Br et agne

A gglomér at ion r ennaise

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The case study of Rennes, urban structures

      Zoning : The “urban centre”: the commune of Rennes, the central city, basic administrative unit. The “outer urban ring” a political institution of cooperation called Rennes Métropole. The INTERLAND : the urban area of Rennes defined with the number of commuters trips to the built-up area of Rennes : a functional urban area

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160

1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

urban centre outer urban ring hinterland urban area

Population growth in the urban area of RENNES from 1962 to 1999 (Index 100 = 1982)

Population growth in the urban area of Rennes from 1962 to 1999.

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Table 1 : population growth (1975/1999- absolute values)

Rennes in figures

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-3.0%

-2.0%

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%19

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urban centre outer urban ring hinterland

Case study: Rennes, development of smoothed population