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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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100
120
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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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1970
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urban centre outer urban ring hinterland
Case study: Rennes, development of smoothed population