Brest
port city in the Finistère department, Brittany, France
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Summary
Brest is a commune of France[1]. Brest ranks in the top 0.1% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,223 views/month, #32 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Brest[3], Metropolitan Brest[4], Finistère[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: roadstead of Brest[7], Penfeld[8]
- Head of government: François Cuillandre[9]
- Instance of: big city[10]
- Shares border with: Bohars[11], Bourg-Blanc[12], Gouesnou[13], Guilers[14], Guipavas[15], Plouzané[16], Milizac-Guipronvel[17]
- Flag: flag of Brest[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Denver[19], Plymouth[20], Kiel[21], Taranto[22], Yokosuka[23], Dún Laoghaire[24], Cádiz[25], Saponé[26], Constanța[27], Qingdao[28], Brest[29], Béjaïa[30]
- Postal code: 29200[31]
- Commons category: Brest, France[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[33], UTC+02:00[34]
- Archives at: City archives of Brest[35]
- Official website: https://brest.fr[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brest, France[37]
- Commons gallery: Brest, France[38]
- Email address: mailto:contact@mairie-brest.fr[39]
- Population: 24,180[40], 25,865[41], 22,130[42], 26,361[43], 29,860[44], 29,773[45], 48,225[46], 55,820[47], 61,160[48], 54,665[49], 67,833[50], 79,847[51], 66,270[52], 66,828[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Brest include Brest Bretagne Airport[54], an airport[55], in France[56] and Château de Brest[57], a château[58], in France[59].
Why It Matters
Brest has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Brest is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Brest include Brest Bretagne Airport[54], an airport[55], in France[56] and Château de Brest[57], a château[58], in France[59].