Brest
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 90.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brest (INSEE 29019) is in Finistère (29), part of Brest Métropole. Population 142,346 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/29019-brest
Vitality score
Vitality score 90.7/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 98 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.98 | 25 | 24.42 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 9.98 |
| Health | 0.99 | 10 | 9.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.73 | 5 | 3.63 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
71 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE LALLEMAND · LE FEU DE BOIS · SNC LA FROMENTINE · LA MAISON DU PAIN · LE FOURNIL DE PAULINE). [3,4]
22 × Butcher (boucherie) (MERRIEN · AU SAINT ANTOINE · CHARCUTERIE LE BORGNE · LA TRINITAINE DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
42 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOCOOP · AURENICO · LE MORZELLEC GAEL · LA PETITE CONCURRENCE · VOTRE MARCHE LES PALMIERS). [3,4]
31 × Supermarket (FINIS TERRA · BIOCOOP KERBIO · DISTRIBREIZH · LIDL · ROI DE BRETAGNE). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (L ESCALE FROMAGERE). [4]
3 × Fishmonger (SOCIETE RAGUENES MAREE). [3,4]
356 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · TRECHER HERVELINE · RESIDENCE AVEL BREST · LA MAISON DE L'OCEAN). [3,4]
163 × Café / bar (L'HAPPY CAFE · VELUM BAR LOUNGE & CAVE · QUAI N 12 · LE DIPLOMATE · L'AMICAL). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALICE ABARNOU · ECOL MATE KERANGOFF · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES HAUTS DE PENFELD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE ANGE GARDIEN). [3]
52 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PETIT PARIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE QUESTEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOL PRIM LA POINTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL DUKAS). [3]
17 × Collège (COLLEGE PENN AR C'HLEUZ · COLLEGE SAINT-POL ROUX · COLLEGE JOSEPHINE-BAKER · COLLEGE LA FONTAINE MARGOT-KERANROUX · COLLEGE DES ILES DU PONANT). [3]
177 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE BARRAINE, MÉDECIN · ELOISE LISSILLOUR, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE KERGOAT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE CADIOU-MEIGNEN, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE BERNAY, MÉDECIN). [3]
30 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CONAN · PHARMACIE MAGALI NICOLAS · PHARMACIE TEA CHEAV · PHARMACIE MUGNIER · PHARMACIE RABREAU). [3,4]
12 × Post office / agence postale (BREST QUATRE MOULINS RP · BREST KORNER RP · BREST LE CAMPANELLA LPR RP · BREST KEREDERN RP · LA POSTE). [3]
9 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT-MARTIN · MÉDIATHÈQUE CAVALE BLANCHE · MÉDIATHÈQUE BELLEVUE · MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT MARC · MÉDIATHÈQUE QUATRE MOULINS). [3]
4 × Cinema (CINE LIBERTE · LES STUDIOS · CELTIC · CINE CAPUCINS). [3]
44 × Gym / sports hall (CITE SCOLAIRE DE KERICHEN · CENTRE D INSTRUCTION NAVALE DE BREST CIN · CCI FINISTERE SIEGE · MAIRIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DUPOUY). [3]
38 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BREST SIAM-SAINT MARTIN · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BREST BELLEVUE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BREST RIVE DROITE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BREST SAINT MARC - LE GUELMEUR · CCM BREST STRASBOURG). [3]
165 × Hairdresser (MARC THOUVARD COIFFURE · SALON SLH). [3,4]
10 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
29 × Hotel (IBIS BREST KERGARADEC · HOTEL DE LA PAIX · HÔTEL VAUBAN · HOTEL IBIS · ABALYS - MIAM PRET A EMPORTER). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU GOULET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 11 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 71 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 6 × Pharmacy, 2 × Gym / sports hall, 4 × Bank, 27 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 71 | PATISSERIE LALLEMAND · LE FEU DE BOIS · SNC LA FROMENTINE · LA MAISON DU PAIN · LE FOURNIL DE PAULINE | INSEE BPE 71 / INSEE SIRENE 80 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 22 | MERRIEN · AU SAINT ANTOINE · CHARCUTERIE LE BORGNE · LA TRINITAINE DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 42 | BIOCOOP · AURENICO · LE MORZELLEC GAEL · LA PETITE CONCURRENCE · VOTRE MARCHE LES PALMIERS | INSEE BPE 42 / INSEE SIRENE 69 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 31 | FINIS TERRA · BIOCOOP KERBIO · DISTRIBREIZH · LIDL · ROI DE BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | L ESCALE FROMAGERE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 3 | SOCIETE RAGUENES MAREE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 356 | BUFFALO GRILL · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · TRECHER HERVELINE · RESIDENCE AVEL BREST · LA MAISON DE L'OCEAN | INSEE BPE 356 / INSEE SIRENE 513 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 163 | L'HAPPY CAFE · VELUM BAR LOUNGE & CAVE · QUAI N 12 · LE DIPLOMATE · L'AMICAL | INSEE SIRENE 163 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALICE ABARNOU · ECOL MATE KERANGOFF · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES HAUTS DE PENFELD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE ANGE GARDIEN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 52 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PETIT PARIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE QUESTEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOL PRIM LA POINTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL DUKAS | INSEE BPE 52 [3] |
| Collège | 17 | COLLEGE PENN AR C'HLEUZ · COLLEGE SAINT-POL ROUX · COLLEGE JOSEPHINE-BAKER · COLLEGE LA FONTAINE MARGOT-KERANROUX · COLLEGE DES ILES DU PONANT | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 177 | PIERRE BARRAINE, MÉDECIN · ELOISE LISSILLOUR, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE KERGOAT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE CADIOU-MEIGNEN, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE BERNAY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 177 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 30 | PHARMACIE CONAN · PHARMACIE MAGALI NICOLAS · PHARMACIE TEA CHEAV · PHARMACIE MUGNIER · PHARMACIE RABREAU | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 12 | BREST QUATRE MOULINS RP · BREST KORNER RP · BREST LE CAMPANELLA LPR RP · BREST KEREDERN RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Library | 9 | MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT-MARTIN · MÉDIATHÈQUE CAVALE BLANCHE · MÉDIATHÈQUE BELLEVUE · MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT MARC · MÉDIATHÈQUE QUATRE MOULINS | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Cinema | 4 | CINE LIBERTE · LES STUDIOS · CELTIC · CINE CAPUCINS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 44 | CITE SCOLAIRE DE KERICHEN · CENTRE D INSTRUCTION NAVALE DE BREST CIN · CCI FINISTERE SIEGE · MAIRIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DUPOUY | INSEE BPE 44 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 38 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BREST SIAM-SAINT MARTIN · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BREST BELLEVUE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BREST RIVE DROITE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BREST SAINT MARC - LE GUELMEUR · CCM BREST STRASBOURG | INSEE BPE 38 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 165 | MARC THOUVARD COIFFURE · SALON SLH | INSEE BPE 165 / INSEE SIRENE 195 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 10 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 29 | IBIS BREST KERGARADEC · HOTEL DE LA PAIX · HÔTEL VAUBAN · HOTEL IBIS · ABALYS - MIAM PRET A EMPORTER | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 69 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU GOULET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 139,676 (2012) → 142,346 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 147,956 (1990) → 142,346 (2023): -3.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 86,432, of which 4 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brest): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Brest): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Brest): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Brest): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brest): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BREST-GUIPAVAS weather station, 9.8 km away at 92 m; the village itself is at 54 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BREST-GUIPAVAS, 9.8 km away at 92 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,246 mm of rain a year, spread over 159 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BREST-GUIPAVAS, 9.8 km away at 92 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29019/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/38/83d329d4-50f3-3cf3-9b90-7dcfc68a2138— “Le petit marché de la Brasserie l'Urbaine”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29019/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29019/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29019/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29019
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tours | 37 | 401 km E | 139,259 | 92.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mans | 72 | 350 km E | 146,249 | 91.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 642 km SE | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amiens | 80 | 521 km E | 136,449 | 91.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 855 km E | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nîmes | 30 | 848 km SE | 151,839 | 93.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mans | 72 | 350 km E | 146,249 | 91.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tours | 37 | 401 km E | 139,259 | 92.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amiens | 80 | 521 km E | 136,449 | 91.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 642 km SE | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nîmes | 30 | 848 km SE | 151,839 | 93.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 855 km E | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Brest's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Havre | 76 | 357 km E | 166,687 | 91.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caen | 14 | 314 km E | 109,400 | 91.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 574 km NE | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 50 | 251 km NE | 78,258 | 87 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quimper | 29 | 52 km SE | 64,385 | 88 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorient | 56 | 110 km SE | 58,329 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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