Administrations and services Rennes

Coworking spaces are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to traditional offices and as a place where self-employed people can get together. Maintained by the Collectif des espaces de coworking de la région rennaise, this website lists the various places available in the Rennes area. At a time when the notions of telecommuting, intermittence and independence are on the rise, these shared offices are proving attractive for workers (and students) who are sometimes isolated and looking for socialization, conviviality and networking. The collective offers sixteen different spaces and as many alternatives, settings and prices for a new work experience.

Like a workbench, it's a 1200^m2 shared workshop where you can come and work on your renovation projects at your leisure. Tools and machines are available for all kinds of work (wood, textile, metal...). You can also meet craftspeople and take part in workshops, courses and DIY classes (wood, metal, knife sharpening...). Good to know: the space is open to both individuals and professionals wishing to rent a workstation and have access to machines and tools. A smart concept that will delight Rennes residents who don't have the space or equipment to do DIY at home!

Renowned for its ability to train the future elites of French gastronomy and hotel management, the Ferrandi school moved to Rennes in 2021 and welcomes its students to its kitchens on rue de Brest. Two bachelor's degrees are offered: Culinary Arts and Entrepreneurship (cuisine or patisserie) and Hotel and Restaurant Management, as well as a Master of Science in Hotel Management. The school's downtown location puts students in direct contact with the public: everyone can taste their creations in the application restaurant. The school also boasts a renowned patron: Olivier Roellinger.

Would you like to reduce your waste, but don't have the opportunity to compost at home? There are over 500 collective composters in the metropolis, free of charge and accessible to all. The number is set to rise to 2,200 in the future. Managed collectively, they enable waste (peelings, coffee grounds, eggshells, paper napkins, etc.) to be transformed into organic matter. Composting can save between 45 and 60 kilos of waste per inhabitant per year! Collective composting areas are listed on the Rennes Métropole website. And if you have a garden, you can reserve a free composter for your home online.

Rennes Métropole has set up the ecoTravo scheme to help you renovate the energy efficiency of your home (changing windows, insulation work, installing a wood-burning stove...) and inform you about the financial assistance available to you (such as Ma Prime Rénov). The website is packed with information and tools to help you see things more clearly. You can also take advantage of free, personalized advice via the dedicated telephone hotline. Free workshops are also available, covering topics such as how to understand quotes and how to apply for financial aid. A real helping hand to reduce your bills!

A concept created in Amsterdam in 2009, Brittany's first Repair Café opened its doors in the Cleunay district in 2015. Today, there are five in the Rennes metropolis! The idea? Rather than throwing away broken or broken-down everyday items (toasters, bicycles, coffee makers, etc.), anyone can bring them to the Repair Café, where volunteer tinkerers will do their utmost to give them a second life. It's a real space for exchange and transmission, as they'll show you how to go about repairing together. In the spirit of the times, this friendly (cafés for everyone!), ecological and economical (it's free) concept has not aged a day.

The Cercle espagnol de Rennes was founded in June 1973 to bring together Spanish families living in and around Rennes. It offers tutoring and conversation classes, from beginners to advanced levels, and also organizes activities to practice speaking, typical meals and shows. We love the cinés-tapas (one Friday a month), the meriendas, where you can sample Spanish specialties, and the vinos y tierras . A must for lovers of Hispanic culture, or for homesick families of Spanish origin. You can also obtain a wealth of information on Spain if you're planning a trip.

Present in Rennes since 1983, the MCE brings together consumer and environmental associations working together on issues affecting the daily lives and environment of individuals. MCE also provides legal assistance, training and documentation to consumer associations in Brittany. It also promotes nature in the city and natural gardening. Discover our Resource and Documentation Center, a free space accessible to all, with a large documentary database.

Yodẽn, aka Angélique Monnier, has a taste for iodine. Passionate about fine seafood, she offers catering services throughout Brittany. Her work has been hailed by Thierry Marx! Her oak oyster bar offers a new way to enjoy oysters: with magnolia vinegar and soy milk foam, barbecued with chilli and whisky, or with red onion pickles. She also offers spreads based on seaweed or vegetables, like this delicious Paimpol coconut hummus, fresh herb pesto and edible flowers. We also like the suggestions for visits with oyster farmers and tastings. A top-flight taste experience!

This association was founded in 1956 under the name "La maternité heureuse". On site, a team consisting of a doctor, midwife, nurse and marriage counselor welcome you in strict conditions of confidentiality for information and advice on contraception and sexuality education (such as LGBTQI). It also offers marital and family counseling, abortion support, medical contraception consultation, STI-AIDS screening and support, and a listening service for victims of violence.

Adele is the quick and easy way to find accommodation for students. With 1,500 student residences in France and over 300,000 housing units, you're sure to find what you're looking for in Rennes. Some residences are very recent, but all are conveniently located close to universities and the city center. You can submit up to 5 applications online to increase your chances of finding accommodation. Adele also offers you support and advice in your search for accommodation, thanks in particular to numerous blog articles. All in all, a site to help you make the most of the back-to-school period if you don't have any solutions.

Located in the heart of the Prévalaye district, the Jardin des Mille Pas is an educational, agro-ecological garden where a thousand things happen. In addition to direct sales of vegetables grown on site, you can also take part in workshops and day-long courses to learn how to grow your own vegetable garden naturally, discover edible or medicinal plants, or find out more about the virtues of trees. Children are also welcome, with activities created just for them. The Jardin des Mille Pas even offers training courses for those wishing to embark on a career in sustainable agriculture. What a program!

Very popular in Berlin and Quebec, solidarity fridges have been introduced in Rennes by the Bug association. Now numbering five, these Frigotroc fridges have a dual purpose: to combat food waste (20 to 30 kg of food is wasted per person per year!) and to make a civic gesture. Anyone can drop off food (fruit, vegetables, dried goods, canned goods, etc.) and help themselves. Good to know before dropping off: wrap the product, label it with the date and our name to guarantee traceability, do not drop off fresh produce (meat, fish, dairy products) or products whose use-by date has passed. Frigotroc access times can be consulted online.

The Pontchaillou University Hospital in Rennes offers free, anonymous screening for STIs and STDs (sexually transmitted infections and diseases). It's also a place where you can get help, advice and information on all the risks associated with sexuality. A place to answer your questions. The results are delivered in person during a consultation (by appointment) within a few days. Emergency treatment is available in the event of exposure to certain sexually-transmitted viruses. The CeGIDD provides treatment and vaccination against certain STDs.

4 Bis is a reception and resource center for young people, helping them with all their needs throughout the year. The documentation center is packed with information on a wide range of subjects (careers, housing, culture, transport, daily life, health...). It's also a place for listening, with regular drop-in sessions to answer questions. Le 4 Bis also organizes events such as job fairs, the Tam-Tam festival (late September) and the Quartiers d'Eté summer festival. The website allows you to keep abreast of news concerning young people (changes in housing subsidies, etc.), as well as to find a leisure activity in the Metropole.

Held since 1972 by Mme Remy, this Rennes-based institution now has new faces at the helm: Bertrand Denieul and David Fouillet-Savin. The brand principle remains unchanged: to offer a wide selection of aromatic and medicinal plants, while guaranteeing a traditional pharmacy service. The former manager had set up her own artisanal, Breton food supplement laboratory. Her products are still available, along with bulk plants, vegetable and essential oils, beehive products and cleansing products. A new generation guaranteed!

Broadcast throughout the Rennes conurbation TVR (formerly TV Rennes) was one of the first local television channels created in France as early as 1987. As a key player in the local media landscape and a partner of local players, the channel is fully integrated into the life of the city and is watched by several tens of thousands of viewers every day. Present on all the major events in Rennes and Brittany through debates, documentaries and news bulletins, it has in recent years brought itself up to date with the Internet and can now follow all programmes online, live or replayed, and anywhere thanks to the smartphone app.

Bonjour Déménagement has been providing quality services for both private and business customers since 2009. The Rennes-based company now has several branches in Brittany and Pays-de-Loire, and since 2017 has been providing a 12,000^m3 storage facility in Miniac-Morvan, near Saint-Malo (8^m2 and 12^m2 cubicles). It has several heavy and light vehicles, as well as a furniture-lift truck with a ten-storey span. These professionals come to your home, assess your needs as accurately as possible, and offer services adapted to each stage of your move, from boxing to cleaning, for a worry-free move. They can even be called in if you're moving abroad, from Brittany to Spain for example!

With over 300 members and 250 caregivers, La Maison des Chaudoudoux, founded in 1993, is also the city's oldest home childcare association. Today, La Maison des Chaudoudoux has diversified its services to include tutoring and professional housework (cleaning, ironing, sewing, moving, etc.). Different packages are also available to suit your needs. Multiple solutions for all families, eligible for tax reduction or tax credit.

Since 2001, Hit West has been presenting news from the West and accompanying us through our daily lives with music. Every morning, the day begins with Le Réveil de L'West! presented by Pierre and Mélissa. The day is punctuated by programs we love, such as "On the spot or to go" hosted by Sarah, Anthony and Sylvain, who give us tips and tricks for everyday life, and decipher the news close to home with incredible fishing. The tone is youthful, and so is the music, with a playlist of current hits that sometimes stretches back to the 1980s. Positive Radio" also offers thousands of prizes a year, including concert tickets, smartphones and trips.

As part of Destination Rennes, the Convention Bureau can help you organize your event. The website lists some sixty venues in the Rennes metropolitan area offering the possibility of organizing professional events. Depending on the type of event and capacity, you'll get a list of relevant contacts. Well-designed, it also enables you to discover venues you might not otherwise have thought of. The team can help you organize your event, guide you through availability, suggest tailor-made solutions and make recommendations when choosing suppliers. A highly appreciated service.

Rendezvous 4C (#RDV4C) is defined as getting together regularly around a common interest to learn how to "do" together. From then on, the possibilities are endless: chatting in Chinese, joining a feminist book club, learning to knit or embroider, or developing a joint project... The aim is to talk, exchange and design; the activity and theme are free. Open to all, anyone can participate and propose the creation of an #RDV4C, with no constraints on time, duration or frequency. The list of #RDV4C is published on the website and at Champs Libres. No registration is necessary, just turn up at the time indicated.

Created some ten years ago by Askoria, the solidarity campuses in several towns in Brittany, including Rennes, are real meeting places where you can learn and reflect on solidarity professions. At the Rennes campus, you can train in a different way, with professional training courses to acquire new skills in a variety of fields: socio-educational support, social innovation and territory, social and solidarity economy... You can also try out your own projects, get involved, share your practices... Conferences and other events are organized on a regular basis. A resource center you need to know.

32 37 is a 24-hour telephone hotline that operates almost everywhere in France (coverage is gradually expanding). This national service enables you to find your nearest on-call pharmacy at any time. There is a charge for this number (35 centimes per minute). You can also find information free of charge via the website, simply by entering your zip code. This can be a lifesaver. In the event of a malfunction, you can also contact the national emergency service SAMU by dialing 15, or consult your regional health agency (www.bretagne.ars.sante.fr).

Le Triangle, a nationally recognized "art and creation" stage for dance, has been based in the Blosne district of Paris since 1985. It offers the public the chance to discover a wide range of choreographic performances: urban, contemporary, baroque dance... with the aim of crossing genres and disciplines. Theater, graphic and digital arts are also on offer, both indoors and in the large covered hall. Numerous courses and workshops are offered: experimental dance, capoeira, singing, clowning and many others. Created primarily for the residents of the southern districts of Rennes, the center's aim is to democratize culture, attracting audiences from all over Rennes and the surrounding area.

Based on a concept that originated in Toulouse, two friends Nicolas and Tristan founded its Rennes counterpart: Rennes En boîte le plat. The idea: to offer returnable glass boxes to replace disposable containers in the takeaway sector. Once you've finished and enjoyed your meal, you can take the box back to one of the network's partner stores, or keep it for yourself for personal use. An eco-responsible initiative to avoid over-packaging. Many restaurants in Brittany have joined the project. You can find a map of the shops offering this service on the website. You can also have your meals delivered using this system thanks to Les Coursiers rennais.

EFS's activities include the donation of blood, plasma, platelets, bone marrow and placental blood. While many people donate blood at mobile blood drives, giving blood at a facility near you can become a habit that greatly facilitates the EFS. Donations are made by appointment, and you'll be taken care of quickly, not forgetting to take a snack before you go. Donors aged 18 to 70 can give 6 times a year for men and 4 times a year for women. It's an act of solidarity and citizenship that saves lives!

Recently opened in the south-east of Rennes, La Ruche is much more than a coworking space. It's a place where committed entrepreneurs can work together to create synergies. Covering an area of 700^m2, it includes a coworking space, offices and rooms of various sizes for your meetings, events and get-togethers. Numerous events are organized by the team to help you learn more about the SSE (Social and Solidarity Economy) sector, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and entrepreneurship. Two days a week, foodtrucks offer their products at lunchtime.

Since 1992, Les Petits Bilingues in Rennes has been offering immersive English workshops for young and old, from 12 months to adulthood. Their approach to learning is fast-paced and fun. From one-hour workshops throughout the week to three-hour immersive workshops on Wednesday mornings, afternoons or Saturday mornings, here, learning English becomes a real pleasure. Well-thought-out courses, a communicative teaching team and tangible results make this center a place where personal development and the pleasure of learning are the foundations of success.

The MIR is a lively organization, offering a wide range of events throughout the year. We could mention, for example, the discovery of Brazil through cinema, Europe Days, extracurricular workshops or even the Solidarity Festival. As you can see, it's a place you'll want to visit often, to discover other cultures and open up to others in a spirit of fraternity. The Maison Internationale de Rennes brings together more than a hundred international associations in Rennes working in the fields of human rights, Europe, international solidarity, intercultural exchange and migration. The MIR hosts meetings, exhibitions, conferences and films on international solidarity and intercultural issues. Throughout the year, it is possible to organize events to discover current international affairs, and to take part in awareness-raising activities on themes linked to climate change, and the fight against inequality and discrimination. It's also a place for advice and training, enabling associations and schools to set up international development and exchange projects. A professional team welcomes, informs, advises, experiments and leads projects, in liaison with member associations. It follows the guidelines and projects set by the association's governing bodies, which include elected representatives. So don't hesitate to drop in, as it's a rich place to discover.

A veritable haven of peace, the Maison du bien-être solidaire is staffed by committed, complementary professionals who work to promote social, professional and personal integration, helping you to achieve wellness. It calls on a rich network of professionals: systemic therapy, sex therapy, hypnotherapy, osteopathy, reflexology, image consultancy, socio-aesthetics, socio-coiffure, sophrology, Ayurvedic massage and traditional Chinese medicine. Some even offer preferential rates for students and the unemployed. This initiative was also awarded the prize for the second participatory budget of the city of Rennes.

After having disappeared from the airwaves for 15 years in favor of Virgin Radio, Europe 2 is making a big comeback on January^1, 2023. The rock radio wants to be dynamic and positive. And it starts with the new morning, presented by Guillaume Genton, Diane Leyre and Fabien Delettres! From 6 am, we find the local news presented by Thierry Hot. And in Drive from 4pm to 8pm, Clément Lanoue and Sandra take the controls. The radio also organizes its own musical events and participates actively in the cultural life as a partner of many festivals (The V and B Fest, La Nuit de l'Erdre, Les Vieilles Charrues...). And always very nice gifts to win on the air!

Rendez-vous 4C (#RDV4C) is defined as: meeting regularly around a common interest to learn how to "do" together. From then on, the possibilities are endless: practising conversation in Italian, helping each other with homework, talking about the history of the city or developing a common project... The aim is to talk, exchange, conceive; the activity and the theme are free. Open to all, anyone can participate and propose the creation of a #RDV4C with no constraints of time, duration and frequency. The list of #RDV4C is published on the site and at the Champs Libres. No registration is necessary, you just have to go on site at the indicated time.

Vert le Jardin encourages and supports shared composting and gardening. Meet enthusiasts, get expert advice and discover the map of Rennes' shared composts. Take part in training courses on composting, gardening, canning and more. It has an organic seed and plant store, rents out gardening tools and organizes workshops and events throughout the year. A service provider for Rennes Métropoles, Vert le Jardin also provides compost bins for those without a garden. Membership of the association is just 3 euros.

The mission of the CRIJ (Centre Régional d'Information Jeunesse) is to produce information for young people (health, training, law, employment...) and to program training courses for network professionals and partners. The CRIJ website is a mine of information on a wide range of subjects (employment, training, housing, volunteering, etc.). Two separate sites are dedicated to international initiatives and mobility: jep.bzh and enroutepourlemonde.org. Although CRIJ no longer receives the public on its premises, it does offer a dedicated online chat service. It also organizes annual regional editions for young people on jobs and housing.

Founded in 1995, Micro Lynx supports companies in their marketing initiatives by creating innovative objects using high-end printing, laser cutting and a variety of materials such as wood, recycled paper and glass. We appreciate the quality of the finish and the creativity of the design teams (the company has created trophies for the Petit Futé favorites). For several years now, the company has been committed to reducing its ecological footprint and recycling its paper scraps. It created Agent Paper, its first responsible home decor and stationery boutique, in 2015. In 2022, it was awarded the Ecovadis silver medal for its CSR approach.

Based in the Blosne district, the Au P'tit Blosneur association aims to foster social ties, solidarity and sharing through a wide range of activities. In a warm and welcoming space designed to be a place to live, the team of volunteers organizes cooking, DIY and computer workshops, as well as shared meals... On site, the relaxation area with its free coffee allows families and friends to get together and play board games. It's also possible to use the computer equipment available and even cook on site to delight the taste buds of local residents. An inspiring third place!

Present throughout France, the La Cloche association was born of a desire to combat the exclusion of people in precarious situations by promoting local social ties. It has developed initiatives such as Le Carillon, which enables shopkeepers to offer services to the most disadvantaged: recharging phones, reheating food, using Wifi, storing belongings... The Rennes branch also seeks to create social links through artistic and cultural activities: plays, short films, radio broadcasts... The aim is to change the way we look at the world of the street, and to give a voice to those who are not heard.

Toutenvélo Rennes, founded in 2012, has become a benchmark in last-mile logistics. With a decade of experience behind it, this cooperative (SCOP) is equipped with a dozen bikes and trailers, and run by a team of passionate cyclo-logisticians. Their services include last-minute deliveries for hauliers, bulky goods and bio-waste collection, deliveries of newspapers, unsold food and baskets, as well as express deliveries and removals for local businesses and shops. Their contribution to the pacification of the city is quite simply admirable.

Theodore Search is a recruitment agency based in Rennes, Brittany. They have specialized in the direct approach of executives, experts and managers since 2002. Their method consists of directly searching for candidates corresponding to a specific profile. The firm is certified as "Best Executive Search and Managers & Specialists Recruitment Firm 2023" by Les Echos newspaper. They place ethics and respect at the heart of their relationship with candidates, favoring exchange, transparency and rigor during the approach and selection stages. The firm also offers job vacancies in various fields and regions.

Veo-Labs is a company specializing in IT support and services in Rennes. It offers professional solutions for autonomous video production. Veo-Labs offers technical resources, technical support and solutions for video capture and production. Their offerings include production kits, intelligent video recorders, personalized video portals and a live streaming platform. Veobox M is their flagship technology, enabling all the peripherals in the video production solution to be controlled via a single interface. Veo-Labs works with a variety of customers and offers audiovisual services.

The Entendre Rennes center is easily accessible by metro, at Jacques Cartier station. The center is run by Florian Hasselmann, a state-certified audioprosthetist with a master's degree and PhD in audiology. He is a member of the Entendre network, the leading cooperative of independent hearing aid practitioners. The center offers a range of services, including hearing aids for children and adults, ear protection with noise filters and waterproof plugs, hearing aid maintenance and repairs, and listening accessories such as telephones and TV headsets. The center also offers a free hearing assessment for non-medical purposes.