Arrondissement of Brest
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The arrondissement of Brest is an arrondissement
of France, located in the Finistère
département, in the Brittany region
. It has twenty cantons
and eighty communes
.
s, are:
Arrondissements of France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a subprefecture...
of France, located in the Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
département, in the Brittany region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
. It has twenty cantons
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
and eighty communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
.
Cantons
The cantons of the arrondissement of Brest are:- Brest-Bellevue
- Brest-Cavale-Blanche-Bohars-Guilers
- Brest-Centre
- Brest-Kerichen
- Brest-Lambezellec
- Brest-L'Hermitage-Gouesnou
- Brest-Plouzané
- Brest-Recouvrance
- Brest-Saint-Marc
- Brest-Saint-Pierre
- Daoulas
- Guipavas
- Landerneau
- Lannilis
- Lesneven
- Ouessant
- Plabennec
- Ploudalmézeau
- Ploudiry
- Saint-Renan
Communes
The communes of the arrondissement of Brest, and their INSEE codeINSEE code
The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies to identify various entities, including communes, départements...
s, are:
| 1. Bohars Bohars Bohars is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany north-western France.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29011) |
2. Bourg-Blanc Bourg-Blanc Bourg-Blanc is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Bourg-Blanc are called in French Blanc-Bourgeois.-References:** ;-External links:* * *... (29015) |
3. Brest Brest, France Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon... (29019) |
4. Brignogan-Plage Brignogan-Plage Brignogan-Plage is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.Brignogan is 32 kilometres from Brest... (29021) |
| 5. Brélès Brélès Brélès is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Brélès are called in French Brélésiens.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29017) |
6. Coat-Méal Coat-Méal Coat-Méal is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-References:** ;-External links:* * *... (29035) |
7. Daoulas Daoulas Daoulas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Daoulas are called in French Daoulasiens.-References:** ;-External links:**... (29043) |
8. Dirinon Dirinon Dirinon is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Dirinon are called in French Dirinonais.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29045) |
| 9. Gouesnou Gouesnou Gouesnou is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-International relations:Gouesnou is a satellite town of Brest... (29061) |
10. Goulven Goulven Goulven is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-References:** ;-External links:*... (29064) |
11. Guilers Guilers Guilers is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Guilers are called in FrenchGuilériens.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29069) |
12. Guipavas Guipavas Guipavas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.The city is divided into two major parts: the west, known as the dynamic core of the city and surburban area of Brest, where a new commercial centre opened in 2007, and the east, which is more traditional and... (29075) |
| 13. Guipronvel Guipronvel Guipronvel is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Guipronvel are called in FrenchGuipronvélois.-References:** ;-External links:*... (29076) |
14. Guissény Guissény Guissény is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Guissény are called in French Guisséniens.-References:** ;-External links:*... (29077) |
15. Hanvec Hanvec Hanvec is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-estern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Hanvec are called in French Hanvécois.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29078) |
16. Hôpital-Camfrout Hôpital-Camfrout Hôpital-Camfrout is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Hôpital-Camfrout are called in French Hospitaliers or Camfroutois.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29080) |
| 17. Irvillac Irvillac Irvillac is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Irvillac are called in French Irvillacois.-References:** ;-External links:**... (29086) |
18. Kerlouan Kerlouan Kerlouan is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France not far from Brest. It also contains the village of Meneham.-Population:Inhabitants of Kerlouan are called in French Kerlouanais.-Fishing hamlet of Meneham:... (29091) |
19. Kernilis Kernilis Kernilis is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-References:** ;... (29093) |
20. Kernouës Kernouës Kernouës is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-References:** ;... (29094) |
| 21. Kersaint-Plabennec Kersaint-Plabennec Kersaint-Plabennec is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Kersaint-Plabennec are called in French Kersaintais.-References:** ;-External links:* * *... (29095) |
22. La Forest-Landerneau La Forest-Landerneau La Forest-Landerneau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of La Forest-Landerneau are called in French Forestois.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29056) |
23. La Martyre La Martyre La Martyre is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Sights:The village of La Martyre has one of the oldest parish palisades , whose construction was undertaken between the 11th and 17th centuries.-History:The village owes its name to the assassination on 25 June... (29144) |
24. La Roche-Maurice La Roche-Maurice La Roche-Maurice is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-International relations:La Roche Maurice's twin town is Bishopsteignton, a village between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth in Devon, England.-References:**... (29237) |
| 25. Lampaul-Plouarzel Lampaul-Plouarzel Lampaul-Plouarzel is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Lampaul-Plouarzel are called in French Lampaulais.-References:** ;-External links:*... (29098) |
26. Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau are called in French Lampaulais.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29099) |
27. Lanarvily Lanarvily Lanarvily is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Lanarvily are called in French Lanarvilisiens.-References:** ;-External links:*... (29100) |
28. Landerneau Landerneau Landerneau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.It lies at the mouth of the Elorn River which divides the Breton provinces of Cornouaille and Léon, east of Brest... (29103) |
| 29. Landunvez Landunvez Landunvez is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Landunvez are called in French Landunvéziens.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29109) |
30. Landéda Landéda Landéda is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:The coastal commune of Landéda forms a peninsula between two rias, the Aber Wrac'h to the north and the Aber-Benoît to the south.-History:... (29101) |
31. Lanildut Lanildut Lanildut is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29112) |
32. Lanneuffret Lanneuffret Lanneuffret is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Lanneuffret are called in French Lanneuffretois.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29116) |
| 33. Lannilis Lannilis Lannilis is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Lannilis are called in French Lannilisiens.-Breton language:... (29117) |
34. Lanrivoaré Lanrivoaré Lanrivoaré is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Lanrivoaré are called in French Lanrivoaréens.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29119) |
35. Le Conquet Le Conquet Le Conquet is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:Le Conquet is a fishing port in the northwest of Brittany... (29040) |
36. Le Drennec Le Drennec Le Drennec is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:** ;-External links:* * *... (29047) |
| 37. Le Folgoët Le Folgoët Le Folgoët is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29055) |
38. Le Relecq-Kerhuon Le Relecq-Kerhuon Le Relecq-Kerhuon is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Le Relecq-Kerhuon are called in French Relecquois or Kerhorres.-Breton language:... (29235) |
39. Le Tréhou Le Tréhou Le Tréhou is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Le Tréhou are called in French Tréhousiens.-References:** ;* -External links:* *... (29294) |
40. Lesneven Lesneven Lesneven is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.It lies northeast of Brest, about from the English Channel in the middle of the Leon plateau.-History:... (29124) |
| 41. Loc-Brévalaire Loc-Brévalaire Loc-Brévalaire is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29126) |
42. Loc-Eguiner Loc-Eguiner Loc-Eguiner is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-References:** ;-External links:*... (29128) |
43. Locmaria-Plouzané Locmaria-Plouzané Locmaria-Plouzané is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Locmaria-Plouzané are called in FrenchLanvénécois.-Breton language:... (29130) |
44. Logonna-Daoulas Logonna-Daoulas Logonna-Daoulas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Logonna-Daoulas are called in FrenchLogonnais.-References:** ;-External links:* *... (29137) |
| 45. Loperhet Loperhet Loperhet is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Loperhet are called Loperhétois.-Breton language:... (29140) |
46. Milizac Milizac Milizac is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Milizac are called in French Milizacois.-Breton language:... (29149) |
47. Ouessant Ushant Ushant is an island at the south-western end of the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of metropolitan France. It belongs to Brittany and is in the traditional region of Bro-Leon. Administratively, Ushant is a commune in the Finistère department... (29155) |
48. Pencran Pencran Pencran is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:** -External links:* *... (29156) |
| 49. Plabennec Plabennec Plabennec is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-History:The area around Plabennec has been occupied since Neolithic times and into the Bronze Age. The commune of Plabennec was formed around the 6th century by a Breton, Saint Abennec... (29160) |
50. Plouarzel Plouarzel Plouarzel is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.The westernmost point of continental France, the Pointe de Corsen, lies within the commune.-Population:Inhabitants of Plouarzel are called in French Plouarzélistes.... (29177) |
51. Ploudalmézeau Ploudalmézeau Ploudalmézeau is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.The village and the small port of Portsall is part of the commune... (29178) |
52. Ploudaniel Ploudaniel Ploudaniel is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Ploudaniel are called Ploudaniélois.-Breton language:... (29179) |
| 53. Ploudiry Ploudiry Ploudiry is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:** -External links:* *... (29180) |
54. Plougastel-Daoulas Plougastel-Daoulas Plougastel-Daoulas is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Plougastel-Daoulas are called in French Plougastels.-Breton language:... (29189) |
55. Plougonvelin Plougonvelin Plougonvelin is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Plougonvelin are called Plougonvelinois.-Breton language:... (29190) |
56. Plouguerneau Plouguerneau Plouguerneau is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-International relations:It is twinned with a number of villages in South East Cornwall, England, including:* St Germans* Tideford-Population:... (29195) |
| 57. Plouguin Plouguin Plouguin is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.It lies northwest of Brest, about from the English Channel in the far west of the Leon peninsula.-Saint Winwaloe:... (29196) |
58. Plouider Plouider Plouider is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:**... (29198) |
59. Ploumoguer Ploumoguer Ploumoguer is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Ploumoguer are called in French Ploumoguérois.-References:** -External links:* *... (29201) |
60. Plounéour-Trez Plounéour-Trez Plounéour-Trez is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Plounéour-Trez are called in French Plounéour-Tréziens.-References:** -External links:*... (29203) |
| 61. Plourin Plourin Plourin is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Plourin are called in FrenchPlourinois.-References:** -External links:* *... (29208) |
62. Plouvien Plouvien Plouvien is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Breton language:The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on May 24, 2007.... (29209) |
63. Plouzané Plouzané Plouzané is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-History:The shores south of Plouzané are in a strategic location for the defense of the Goulet de Brest... (29212) |
64. Plouédern Plouédern Plouédern is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:** -External links:* *... (29181) |
| 65. Porspoder Porspoder Porspoder is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Porspoder are called in French Porspodériens.-References:** -External links:* *... (29221) |
66. Saint-Divy Saint-Divy Saint-Divy is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Saint-Divy are called in French Saint-Divyens.-References:** -External links:* *... (29245) |
67. Saint-Eloy Saint-Eloy, Finistère Saint-Eloy is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-References:** -External links:*... (29246) |
68. Saint-Frégant Saint-Frégant Saint-Frégant is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-References:** -External links:*... (29248) |
| 69. Saint-Méen Saint-Méen Saint-Méen is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Saint-Méen are called Mévennais.-References:**... (29255) |
70. Saint-Pabu Saint-Pabu Saint-Pabu is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Breton language:The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on January 14, 2006.-References:** -External links:* *... (29257) |
71. Saint-Renan Saint-Renan Saint-Renan is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Saint-Renan are called Renanais.-References:** -External links:* *... (29260) |
72. Saint-Thonan Saint-Thonan Saint-Thonan is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Saint-Thonan are called Saint-Thonanais.-References:** -External links:*... (29268) |
| 73. Saint-Urbain Saint-Urbain, Finistère Saint-Urbain is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Saint-Urbain are called Saint-Urbannais.-References:** -External links:* *... (29270) |
74. Trébabu Trébabu Trébabu is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Trébabu are called Trébabusiens.-References:** ;-External links:*... (29282) |
75. Tréflévénez Tréflévénez Tréflévénez is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-References:** -External links:*... (29286) |
76. Trégarantec Trégarantec Trégarantec is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:** -External links:*... (29288) |
| 77. Tréglonou Tréglonou Tréglonou is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-References:** -External links:* *... (29290) |
78. Trémaouézan Trémaouézan Trémaouézan is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-References:** -External links:**... (29295) |
79. Tréouergat Tréouergat Tréouergat is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:-Breton language:The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on September 23, 2005.-References:**... (29299) |
80. Île-Molène Molène Molène is an island off the west coast of Brittany and one of the Ponant Islands, the largest of an archipelago of some twenty islands. Administratively, it is a commune of the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.... (29084) |