Map of Brest, Brittany, France

Brest is a city in Brittany, France, with a population of about 144,899. It lies at 48.3903°N, 4.4863°W. Brest is about 505 km (314 mi) west of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Quimper, 52 km to the southeast.

Brest at a glance

Where is Brest?

• The 25th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Brittany on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 19 min on the shortest day to 16 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Brest

• Quimper — 52 km southeast
• Lorient — 109 km southeast
• Saint-Brieuc — 127 km east
• Vannes — 152 km southeast
• Saint Saviour — 180 km northeast, Guernsey
• Saint Andrew — 182 km northeast, Guernsey
• Castel — 183 km northeast, Guernsey
• Saint-Malo — 185 km east
• Saint Peter Port — 186 km northeast, Guernsey
• Saint Sampson — 188 km northeast, Guernsey

Largest cities in Brittany

• Rennes — 227,830
• Quimper — 63,849
• Lorient — 58,112
• Vannes — 54,020
• Saint-Brieuc — 52,774
• Saint-Malo — 50,676

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Other places named Brest

• Brest — Brest, Belarus

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.