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Encyclopedia > Arrondissement of Brest
Arrondissement of Brest
Country Flag of France France
Région Bretagne
Département Finistère
Cantons 20
Communes 80
Sous-préfecture Brest
Population without
double counting
353,541
1999
Area 1,408 km2
Population density 251 inhab./km2

The arrondissement of Brest is an arrondissement of France, located in the Finistère département, of the Bretagne région. It has 20 cantons and 80 communes. Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... Capital Rennes Area 27,209 km² Regional President Jean-Yves Le Drian (PS) (since 2004) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 7th) 3,011,000 2,906,197 111/km² (2004) Arrondissements 15 Cantons 201 Communes 1,268 Départements Côtes-dArmor Ille-et-Vilaine Morbihan Finist... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed in Breton) is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French). ... The canton is an administrative division of France. ... The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ... Location within France Brest, at the tip of Brittany Brest is a city in the Bretagne région, north-west France, sous-préfecture of the Finistère département. ... The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ... Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed in Breton) is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French). ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Capital Rennes Area 27,209 km² Regional President Jean-Yves Le Drian (PS) (since 2004) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 7th) 3,011,000 2,906,197 111/km² (2004) Arrondissements 15 Cantons 201 Communes 1,268 Départements Côtes-dArmor Ille-et-Vilaine Morbihan Finist... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...

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Composition

Cantons

The cantons of Brest are: The canton is an administrative division of France. ...

  1. Brest-Bellevue
  2. Brest-Cavale-Blanche-Bohars-Guilers
  3. Brest-Centre
  4. Brest-Kerichen
  5. Brest-Lambezellec
  6. Brest-L'Hermitage-Gouesnou
  7. Brest-Plouzané
  8. Brest-Recouvrance
  9. Brest-Saint-Marc
  10. Brest-Saint-Pierre
  11. Daoulas
  12. Guipavas
  13. Landerneau
  14. Lannilis
  15. Lesneven
  16. Ouessant
  17. Plabennec
  18. Ploudalmézeau
  19. Ploudiry
  20. Saint-Renan

The Ile dOuessant (in English Ushant, in Breton Enez Eusa) is an island in the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of European France. ...

Communes

The communes of Brest are: The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...

  1. Bohars
  2. Bourg-Blanc
  3. Brélès
  4. Brest
  5. Brignogan-Plage
  6. Coat-Méal
  7. Le Conquet
  8. Daoulas
  9. Dirinon
  10. Le Drennec
  11. Le Folgoët
  12. La Forest-Landerneau
  13. Gouesnou
  14. Goulven
  15. Guilers
  16. Guipavas
  17. Guipronvel
  18. Guissény
  19. Hanvec
  20. Hôpital-Camfrout
  21. Irvillac
  22. Kerlouan
  23. Kernilis
  24. Kernouës
  25. Kersaint-Plabennec
  26. Lampaul-Plouarzel
  27. Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau
  28. Lanarvily
  29. Landéda
  30. Landunvez
  31. Lanildut
  32. Lanneuffret
  33. Lannilis
  34. Lanrivoaré
  35. Lesneven
  36. Loc-Brévalaire
  37. Loc-Eguiner
  38. Locmaria-Plouzané
  39. Logonna-Daoulas
  40. Loperhet
  41. La Martyre
  42. Ouessant
  43. Pencran
  44. Plabennec
  45. Plouarzel
  46. Ploudalmézeau
  47. Ploudaniel
  48. Ploudiry
  49. Plouédern
  50. Plougastel-Daoulas
  51. Plougonvelin
  52. Plouguerneau
  53. Plouguin
  54. Plouider
  55. Ploumoguer
  56. Plounéour-Trez
  57. Plourin
  58. Plouvien
  59. Plouzané
  60. Porspoder
  61. Le Relecq-Kerhuon
  62. La Roche-Maurice
  63. Saint-Divy
  64. Saint-Eloy
  65. Saint-Frégant
  66. Saint-Méen
  67. Saint-Pabu
  68. Saint-Renan
  69. Saint-Thonan
  70. Saint-Urbain
  71. Trébabu
  72. Tréflévénez
  73. Trégarantec
  74. Tréglonou
  75. Le Tréhou
  76. Trémaouézan
  77. Tréouergat
  78. Milizac
  79. Île-Molène
  80. Landerneau

Location within France Brest, at the tip of Brittany Brest is a city in the Bretagne région, north-west France, sous-préfecture of the Finistère département. ... Kerlouan is a small town in the northwestern Britanny region of France, not far from Brest. ... The Ile dOuessant (in English Ushant, in Breton Enez Eusa) is an island in the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of European France. ... Plougastel Daoulas is a small town in the west of the département of Finistère in Brittany, France. ... La Roche-Maurice is a commune of the Finistère département, in the Brittany région, in France. ...

See also

Template:Bretagne-geo-stub The following is a list of the 283 communes of the Finistère département, in France. ...


 

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