Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with legal age
• Body Mass Index >27kg/m2
• Type 2 diabetes as defined by WHO criteria, treated with metformin for at least 6 months and with a stable dose of metformin >=1500 mg/day for at least three months
• HbA1c >=7% and <=9% at screening visit

Exclusion Criteria:

• Weight loss > 5 kg within three months prior to screening
• Presence of any clinically significant endocrine disease according to the Investigator
• Presence of type 1 diabetes
• Presence or history of cancer within the past 5 years with the exception of adequately-treated localized basal cell skin cancer or in situ uterine cervical cancer
• Previous participation in a clinical study with rimonabant
• Absence of effective medical contraceptive method for females of childbearing potential
• Within 3 months prior to screening visit: use of oral antidiabetic drugs (other than metformin) and/or insulin, of anti-obesity drugs or other drugs for weight reduction
• Within 2 months prior to screening visit: administration of systemic long-acting corticosteroids or prolonged use (more than one week) of other systemic corticosteroids, change in lipid lowering treatment
• Presence of any severe medical or psychological condition or chronic conditions/infections that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the patient's safety or successful participation in the study, including uncontrolled serious psychiatric illness

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.