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Living in Brest

In Brest, rent averages €12.18 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.6% (2022).

Average high temperatures were 9.7°C in January and 20.8°C in July. The city covered 49.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,875.1 people per km² in 2023. The unemployment rate was 13.6% at the end of 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2439 sources

Population142,346people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Brest (commune 29019)
Median gross salary (region)2,570EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent12.18EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 5% aboveOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025
Unemployment rate13.63%country median 11.0% — 24% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime6,154incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 30% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean7.95µg/m³country median 8.5 — 6% belowOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Higher unemployment than 71% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 77% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 66% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Brest?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in FranceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Brest.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Brest?

Average net cold rent is about 12.18 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 12.18 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Brest recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€604
Utilities, 85 m² flat€161
Fitness club€139
Transport pass€42
Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesBrest highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Brest highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Brest€12.18
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Bordeaux€15.99
Lille€15.76
Strasbourg€15.57
Montpellier€15.49
Rennes€14.87
Nantes€14.50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly139.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v239Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.85 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v239Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly603.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v239Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant12.94 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v239Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.83 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Brest. Jun 2026. Prices in Brest38Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass41.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v239Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home160.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v239Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
G02 Vacancy Rate Pct5,619 %31 Dec 2023INSEE12Official
Dwellings86,432 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings77,315 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE13Official
Housing Vacancy Rate Percent6.5 %31 Dec 2023Logement en 2023 - Commune - France hors Mayotte18Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.18 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6030 Sept 2025"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official

Cost of living

Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat were about €1,293 in the latest published figures. From a median gross salary of €2,570, that leaves €1,277 before income tax and social contributions.

Where a Brest salary goesfixed monthly costs, share of the €1,293 basket · median gross salary €2,570/month
  • Net rent, 85 m² · 80%€1,035
  • Utilities, 85 m² · 12%€161
  • Transport pass · 3%€42
  • Internet and mobile · 4%€55

One person, 85 m² flat; the ring splits the €1,293 fixed basket before income tax and social contributions, latest published figures (checked 2026-09-19).

Is Brest a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%
Student62%strong on education, weak on work · range 55–69%
Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 43–57%
Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–56%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 731 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 12.18 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025-Q3

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Brest?

The unemployment rate is about 13.6 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.63 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune15
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Brest is 13.6%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability97.95 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)4Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.92 %31 Mar 2026Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.11Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,570 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr28Official
Unemployment rate13.63 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune15Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2013–2022

Unemployment rate fell 19.5% between 2013 and 2022, from 16.9% to 13.6%.

What does a salary buy in Brest?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €2,570 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€973of €1,961 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Transport
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€1,961
Rent, 60 m²€12.18/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30− €731
Public transport pass€42 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €42
Utilities, 85 m²€161 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €161
Internet€30 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31− €30
Mobile plan€25 · market price · Cost of Living in Brest. Jun 2026. Prices in Brest · 2026-07-31− €25
Left over€973
Take-home pay for other salaries and households

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brest. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Brest. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count59 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)20Official
School Count113 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)20Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).

A country-wide rule for France; Brest's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices41 count16 Sept 2026Annuaire Santé — RPPS authorized-practice extract3Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,284 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20115Official
Hospitals16 count4 May 2026FINESS Extraction du fichier des établissements7Official
Pharmacies35 count4 May 2026FINESS Extraction du fichier des établissements7Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents1,031 per 100,00016 Sept 2026Annuaire Santé — RPPS authorized-practice extract3Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Brest when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,284 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Brest?

Police recorded about 6,154 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)8

Recorded crime across major citiesBrest highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Brest highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
Brest6,154
MetricValuePeriodSource
Burglaries per 100,000 residents467.6 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025FR-SSMSI-communal-20258Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,154 incidents per 100,000country median 4,74031 Dec 2025Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)8Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents1,312 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025FR-SSMSI-communal-20258Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport11 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights23Official
Nearest airportBES3 Aug 2026OurAirports24Official
Distance to nearest airport8 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports24Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Brest. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course

État français and OFII

For eligible non-EU foreign residents.

FrenchIn Person
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DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 142.6 mm in January and 70.7 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 7.95 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Brest?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.95 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceAnnual PM2.5 in Brest is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean13.07 µg/m³country median 14.820242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official
NO₂ — latest reading18.8 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.17Official
PM10 — annual mean14.81 µg/m³country median 14.220242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.95 µg/m³country median 8.520242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 9.7 · Feb 10 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 13.9 · May 16.8 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 20.8 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 19.3 · Oct 16 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 10.3 °C31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, BREST-GUIPAVAS, 1991-202019Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.6 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 5.4 · Apr 6.3 · May 8.9 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 7 · Dec 5 °C31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, BREST-GUIPAVAS, 1991-202019Official
Average temperature by monthJan 7.1 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 10.1 · May 12.8 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 17 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 7.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BREST-GUIPAVAS27Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 142.6 · Feb 118.7 · Mar 82.2 · Apr 91.8 · May 74.6 · Jun 64.6 · Jul 70.7 · Aug 75.3 · Sep 78.6 · Oct 129.4 · Nov 146.7 · Dec 154.6 mm31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, BREST-GUIPAVAS, 1991-202019Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 61.15 · Feb 81.73 · Mar 122.2 · Apr 165.4 · May 187.5 · Jun 183.9 · Jul 180.1 · Aug 171.8 · Sep 158.4 · Oct 109 · Nov 72.25 · Dec 61.17 hours31 Dec 2020Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, BREST-GUIPAVAS, 1991-202019Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 20.5% between 2013 and 2024, from 10.0 to 7.9.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Brest?

The published population was 142,346 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Brest (commune 29019)14

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area49.2 km²1 Jan 2024France city identity collection9Official
Foreign-resident share6.9 %31 Dec 2022Eurostat6Official
Foreign residents8,998 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT122Official
Population density2,875 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte26Official
Population142,346 people1 Jan 2023INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Brest (commune 29019)14Official
Population over time14 published observations, 2010–2023

Population rose 0.7% between 2010 and 2023, from 141,303 to 142,346.

Foreign residents over time14 published observations, 2009–2022

Foreign residents rose 70.1% between 2009 and 2022, from 5,739 to 9,762.

International community in Brest

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total142,346100.0%
Français131,850.32792.6%
Etranger10,495.6737.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities1 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)21Official

Alternatives for people set on Brest

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Guipavas as a Brest alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 6.7% Guipavas vs 13.6% Brest−50%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,861 Guipavas vs 6,154 Brest−37%
  • Residents: 15,538 Guipavas vs 142,346 Brest−89%
  • Nearest airport: 2.0 km Guipavas vs 8.0 km Brest−75%
  • Rent: €12.74/m² Guipavas vs €12.18/m² Brest+5%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,570 Guipavas vs €2,570 Brestsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.9 µg/m³ Guipavas vs 7.9 µg/m³ Brestsame level
Full comparisonMore about Guipavas

Clermont-Ferrand as a Brest alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 642 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Foreign residents: 12.0% Clermont-Ferrand vs 6.9% Brest+74%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,245 Clermont-Ferrand vs 6,154 Brest+34%
  • Empty flats: 9.6% Clermont-Ferrand vs 6.5% Brest+48%
  • Unemployment: 15.4% Clermont-Ferrand vs 13.6% Brest+13%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.4 µg/m³ Clermont-Ferrand vs 7.9 µg/m³ Brest−19%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,749 Clermont-Ferrand vs €2,570 Brest+7%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Clermont-Ferrand vs 8.0 km Brest−25%
Full comparisonMore about Clermont-Ferrand

Alternatives with a better balance

same official-source families, comparable grain — left of gross salary after the same fixed costs
Brest€1,277this cityCergy€1,504+€227Mulhouse€1,481+€204Clermont-Ferrand€1,446+€169Nancy€1,397+€119Toulon€1,139−€138

Nearby is not always better: the greyed row leaves less than Brest at the same fixed-cost basket. Every alternative publishes the same metric families, each with its own source and date.

Cities near Brest

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Guilers Commuting Zone · 6.6 km away
Rent
12.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Le Relecq-Kerhuon Commuting Zone · 6.9 km away
Rent
12.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Gouesnou Commuting Zone · 7.2 km away
Rent
13.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Guipavas Commuting Zone · 7.9 km away
Rent
12.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Plouzané Commuting Zone · 8.5 km away
Rent
12.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Plougastel-Daoulas Commuting Zone · 8.8 km away
Rent
12.45 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Saint-Renan Commuting Zone · 11.1 km away
Rent
10.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Locmaria-Plouzané Commuting Zone · 11.8 km away
Rent
5.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2021-01-01

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Brest, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Tours139,259 residentsLe Mans146,249 residentsClermont-Ferrand146,351 residents11th arrondissement of Paris138,170 residents12th arrondissement of Paris138,024 residents14th arrondissement of Paris136,455 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is Brest expensive?

Fixed monthly costs for one person in an 85 m² flat — net rent, utilities, a transport pass, internet and mobile — came to about €1,293 against a median gross salary of €2,570 (figures), leaving about €1,277 before income tax. Sources: the rent, recurring-cost and salary series published on this page, each with its own source and date.

How many people live in Brest?

The published population was 142,346 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Brest (commune 29019).

How much does it cost to rent in Brest?

Average net cold rent is about 12.18 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 853 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Brest?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..

How safe is Brest?

Police recorded about 6,154 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).

What is the unemployment rate in Brest?

The unemployment rate is about 13.6 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Brest?

The median gross salary is 2,570 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Brest a good place to live?

Brest may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Brest?

Guilers, Le Relecq-Kerhuon, Gouesnou, Guipavas, Plouzané are near Brest. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Brest?

The official citizenship distribution records 142,346 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Brest, France: population, cost of living, rent and salaries},
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