Arrondissement of Brest


The arrondissement of Brest is an arrondissement of France in the Finistère department in the Brittany region. It has 77 communes. Its population is 374,276, and its area is.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Brest, and their INSEE codes, are:
  1. Bohars
  2. Bourg-Blanc
  3. Brélès
  4. Brest
  5. Coat-Méal
  6. Le Conquet
  7. Daoulas
  8. Dirinon
  9. Le Drennec
  10. Le Folgoët
  11. La Forest-Landerneau
  12. Gouesnou
  13. Goulven
  14. Guilers
  15. Guipavas
  16. Guissény
  17. Hanvec
  18. Hôpital-Camfrout
  19. Île-Molène
  20. Irvillac
  21. Kerlouan
  22. Kernilis
  23. Kernouës
  24. Kersaint-Plabennec
  25. Lampaul-Plouarzel
  26. Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau
  27. Lanarvily
  28. Landéda
  29. Landerneau
  30. Landunvez
  31. Lanildut
  32. Lanneuffret
  33. Lannilis
  34. Lanrivoaré
  35. Lesneven
  36. Loc-Brévalaire
  37. Locmaria-Plouzané
  38. Logonna-Daoulas
  39. Loperhet
  40. La Martyre
  41. Milizac-Guipronvel
  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-Brignogan-Plages
  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

    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:
  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