| Brest | |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement | |
 Location within the region Brittany | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| No. of communes | 77 |
| Subprefecture | Brest |
| Area | 1,396.2 km (539.1 sq mi) |
| Population | 383,790 |
| • Density | 275/km (710/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 291 |
The arrondissement of Brest is an arrondissement of France in the Finistère department in the Brittany region. It has 77 communes. Its population is 381,226 (2021), and its area is 1,396.2 km (539.1 sq mi).
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Brest, and their INSEE codes, are:
- Bohars (29011)
- Bourg-Blanc (29015)
- Brélès (29017)
- Brest (29019)
- Coat-Méal (29035)
- Le Conquet (29040)
- Daoulas (29043)
- Dirinon (29045)
- Le Drennec (29047)
- Le Folgoët (29055)
- La Forest-Landerneau (29056)
- Gouesnou (29061)
- Goulven (29064)
- Guilers (29069)
- Guipavas (29075)
- Guissény (29077)
- Hanvec (29078)
- Hôpital-Camfrout (29080)
- Île-Molène (29084)
- Irvillac (29086)
- Kerlouan (29091)
- Kernilis (29093)
- Kernouës (29094)
- Kersaint-Plabennec (29095)
- Lampaul-Plouarzel (29098)
- Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau (29099)
- Lanarvily (29100)
- Landéda (29101)
- Landerneau (29103)
- Landunvez (29109)
- Lanildut (29112)
- Lanneuffret (29116)
- Lannilis (29117)
- Lanrivoaré (29119)
- Lesneven (29124)
- Loc-Brévalaire (29126)
- Locmaria-Plouzané (29130)
- Logonna-Daoulas (29137)
- Loperhet (29140)
- La Martyre (29144)
- Milizac-Guipronvel (29076)
- Ouessant (29155)
- Pencran (29156)
- Plabennec (29160)
- Plouarzel (29177)
- Ploudalmézeau (29178)
- Ploudaniel (29179)
- Ploudiry (29180)
- Plouédern (29181)
- Plougastel-Daoulas (29189)
- Plougonvelin (29190)
- Plouguerneau (29195)
- Plouguin (29196)
- Plouider (29198)
- Ploumoguer (29201)
- Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages (29021)
- Plourin (29208)
- Plouvien (29209)
- Plouzané (29212)
- Porspoder (29221)
- Le Relecq-Kerhuon (29235)
- La Roche-Maurice (29237)
- Saint-Divy (29245)
- Saint-Eloy (29246)
- Saint-Frégant (29248)
- Saint-Méen (29255)
- Saint-Pabu (29257)
- Saint-Renan (29260)
- Saint-Thonan (29268)
- Saint-Urbain (29270)
- Trébabu (29282)
- Tréflévénez (29286)
- Trégarantec (29288)
- Tréglonou (29290)
- Le Tréhou (29294)
- Trémaouézan (29295)
- Tréouergat (29299)
History
The arrondissement of Brest was created in 1800. At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Finistère, it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Morlaix.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Brest were, as of January 2015:
- 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
References
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021: 29 Finistère" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
- "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- Historique du Finistère
- "Arrêté préfectoral, 1 December 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- Populations légales 2012: 29 Finistère, INSEE
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