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port city in the Finistère department, Brittany, France

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Brest is a commune and port city in France, located in the Finistère department of the Bretagne region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Brest and the cantons of Brest-L'Hermitage-Gouesnou, Brest-Plouzané, and Brest-Bellevue. The city has a population of 144,899 and covers an area of 49.51 square kilometers. It is situated near the roadstead of Brest and the Penfeld river, with an elevation of 103 meters above sea level.

The head of government includes François Cuillandre and Alfred Chupin. Brest shares borders with Bohars, Bourg-Blanc, Gouesnou, and Guilers. Its postal code is 29200. The city is twinned with Denver, Plymouth, Kiel, and Taranto. It is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Locality: Brest
Region: Bretagne
Country: France
Population: 144,899
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Instance of: big city
Official name: Brest
Demonym: Brestoise
Country: France
Located in: Finistère
Population: 142346
Area: 49.51
Elevation: 54
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Penfeld
Head of government: Alfred Chupin
Capital of: Metropolitan Brest
Shares border with: Milizac-Guipronvel
Official website: brest.fr
Image: Brest - Le Château - PA00089847 - 011.JPG

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category for people born here: Category:Births in Brest, France
Commons category: Brest, France
postal code: 29200
topic's main category: Category:Brest, France
Commons gallery: Brest, France
twinned administrative body: Béjaïa
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Brest
category of associated people: Category:People from Brest, France
native label: Brest
different from: Brest
male population: 68564
female population: 71500
social media followers: 16325
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email address: mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL: brest.fr/contacter-nos-services
phone number: +33-2-98-00-80-80
fax number: +33-2-98-00-81-08
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