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Brest
Bretagnecity
Total population
139,619
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Brest most commonly refers to:Brest, France Brest, Belarus
History & geography
History
* Yaroslav the Wise's attack on Brest, 1022 * Union of Brest, 1595 * Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Ukraine–Central Powers), 9 February 1918 * Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, 3 March 1918 * Brest elections, 1930 * Brest trials, 1931-1922 * Battle of Brest-Litovsk, September 1939 * Defense of Brest Fortress, 22–29 June 1941 * Lublin–Brest offensive, 1944
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,749
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,520
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,430
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,353
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,182
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,138
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,012
- DunnockPrunella modularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves861
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2020-02-193 km ESE of Brest, France
- M 3.9 — 2016-12-112 km WSW of Plabennec, France
- M 3.5 — 2013-12-116 km WSW of Le Faou, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-10-0155 km WSW of Le Conquet, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-08-2746 km N of Roscoff, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-231 km W of Glomel, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Bretagne
- Bohars3 mi away · pop. 3,615
- Roscanvel5.9 mi away · pop. 823
- Milizac6.4 mi away · pop. 3,009
- Lanvéoc7.3 mi away · pop. 1,955
- Locmaria-Plouzané7.4 mi away · pop. 5,138
- Plabennec8.2 mi away · pop. 8,589
- Coat-Méal8.5 mi away · pop. 1,131
- Camaret-sur-Mer9.3 mi away · pop. 2,447
- Crozon10 mi away · pop. 7,321
- Plouguin10.6 mi away · pop. 2,204
- Le Drennec11.3 mi away · pop. 1,926
- Morgat11.4 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Brest
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 29019
- Department
- 29
- Region
- 53
- Population (Wikidata)
- 142,346
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr