Brest is a town in France. It is in the Finistère department and the Brittany region. Its population in 1999 was around 150,000. Even if it is by far the largest town in Finistère it is not the prefecture (Quimper is).

Brest is twinned with:

• 👁 Spain
  Cádiz, Spain (1986)
• 👁 Romania
  Constanţa, Romania (1993)
• 👁 United States
  Denver, Colorado, United States (1956)
• 👁 Republic of Ireland
  Dún Laoghaire, Ireland (1984)
• 👁 Germany
  Kiel, Germany (1964)
• 👁 United Kingdom
  Plymouth, United Kingdom (1963)
• 👁 Burkina Faso
  Saponé, Burkina Faso (1989)
• 👁 Italy
  Taranto, Italy (1964)
• 👁 Japan
  Yokosuka, Japan (1970)

• 1959-1973: Georges Lombard.
• 1973-1977: Eugène Berest.
• 1977-1982: Francis Le Blé.
• 1982-1983: Pierre Maille.
• 1983-1985: Jacques Berthelot.
• 1985-1989: Georges Kerbrat.
• 1989-2001: Pierre Maille again.
• 2001-: François Cuillandre.

• École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées Bretagne

The municipality of Brest is experiencing a growing laxity regarding crime.^[1]

• City of Brest Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

1. ↑ "«Sur la sécurité, à Brest, on se croirait à "La petite maison dans la prairie"»: l'homme derrière Brest Autrement 2026 décline son identité". Le Télégramme. 09 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)