▁was ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁R ennes , ▁and ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Account s ▁to ▁N antes . ▁N antes , ▁nick named ▁" the ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁D uk es ▁of ▁Brit t any ", ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁permanent ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁du kes . ▁The ▁Ch âteau ▁des ▁du cs ▁de ▁Bret agne ▁still ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁centre . ▁Now ad ays , ▁R ennes ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁official ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Brit t any . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁an ▁ecc les iast ical ▁province ▁en comp ass ing ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁the ▁Pays ▁de ▁la ▁Lo ire ▁region . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁sub div isions ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution , ▁Brit t any ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁départ ements , ▁each ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁arr ond iss ements . ▁The ▁arr ond iss ements ▁are ▁further ▁divided ▁in ▁cant ons , ▁which ▁are ▁themselves ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁several ▁communes . ▁The ▁communes ▁and ▁the ▁départ ements ▁have ▁a ▁local ▁council ▁elected ▁by ▁their ▁citizens , ▁but ▁arr ond iss ements ▁and ▁cant ons ▁are ▁not ▁run ▁by ▁elected ▁officials . ▁The ▁cant ons ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁elect oral ▁district ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁département ▁coun c ils ▁and ▁arr ond iss ements ▁are ▁run ▁by ▁a ▁sub p ref ect ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁president . ▁The ▁president ▁also ▁appoint s ▁a ▁pre fect ▁in ▁each ▁département . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁départ ements ▁are ▁small ▁and