Brest

Brest is a city on the west Atlantic coast of . It has a long history of navigation. There are very large tides here.
  • Locality with about 139,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (200 feet)
  • …is also known as “29019”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stade Francis-Le Blé and Brest station.
The , Bastille de Quilbignon or Tour…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Recouvrance and Saint-Marc.
is the section of the city of , on the right bank of the River .
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Latitude
48.3915° or 48° 23′ 29″ north
Longitude
-4.4848° or 4° 29′ 5″ west
Open location code
8CWQ9GR8+H3
Geo­Names ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Brest” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بريست”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Брэст”
  • Bulgarian: “Брест”
  • Chinese: “布雷斯特”
  • French: “Brest”
  • Georgian: “ბრესტი”
  • German: “Brest”
  • Greek: “Βρέστη”
  • Hebrew: “ברסט”
  • Hindi: “ब्रैस्त”
  • Japanese: “ブレスト”
  • Kazakh: “Брест”
  • Korean: “브레스트”
  • Latin: “Brestia”
  • Latvian: “Bresta”
  • Lithuanian: “Brestas”
  • Macedonian: “Брест”
  • Marathi: “ब्रेस्त”
  • Mazanderani: “برست”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brest i Frankrike”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Brèst”
  • Persian: “برست”
  • Russian: “Брест”
  • Serbian: “Брест”
  • Tamil: “பிரெஸ்ட்”
  • Thai: “แบร็สต์”
  • Tibetan: “བེ་རེ་སི་ཊི།”
  • Ukrainian: “Брест”
  • Urdu: “بریسٹ، فرانس”
  • Western Panjabi: “بریسٹ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kéroriou and L’Harteloire.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Louis, Brest and Place Sanquer.

Finistère: Highlights

Learn more about Brest and Quimper.
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