Brest

Summary

Brest is a commune of France^[1]. Brest ranks in the top 0.1% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (926 views/month, #32 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brest is located in arrondissement of Brest^[3].
• Brest is located in Metropolitan Brest^[4].
• Brest is located in Finistère^[5].
• Brest is in the country of France^[6].
• Brest is on the body of water roadstead of Brest^[7].
• Brest is on the body of water Penfeld^[8].
• Brest's head of government is recorded as François Cuillandre^[9].
• Brest's image is recorded as Brest - Le Château - PA00089847 - 011.JPG^[10].
• Brest's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[11].
• Brest's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Brest's flag image is recorded as Brest flag.svg^[13].
• Brest's shares border with is recorded as Bohars^[14].
• Brest's shares border with is recorded as Bourg-Blanc^[15].
• Brest's shares border with is recorded as Gouesnou^[16].
• Brest's shares border with is recorded as Guilers^[17].
• Brest's shares border with is recorded as Guipavas^[18].
• Brest's shares border with is recorded as Plouzané^[19].
• Brest's shares border with is recorded as Milizac-Guipronvel^[20].
• Brest's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason ville fr Brest (Finistere).svg^[21].
• Brest's flag is recorded as flag of Brest^[22].
• Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Denver^[23].
• Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Plymouth^[24].
• Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kiel^[25].
• Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taranto^[26].
• Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yokosuka^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Brest include Brest Bretagne Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in France^[30] and Château de Brest^[31], a château^[32], in France^[33].

Why It Matters

Brest ranks in the top 0.1% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (926 views/month, #32 of 31,031).^[2] Brest has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Brest is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Brest include Brest Bretagne Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in France^[30] and Château de Brest^[31], a château^[32], in France^[33].