--- entity_id: city:fr:insee5:29019 entity_type: city name: Brest country_code: FR country: France slug: brest canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/brest/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/brest.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/brest.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/fr/brest snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-07-31 fact_count: 22 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Brest Average high temperatures were 9.7°C in January and 20.8°C in July. The population of Brest, in France, was 139,619 at the start of 2024. The city covered 49.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,847.8 people per km² in 2022. The unemployment rate was 13.6% at the end of 2022. ## Climate Monthly precipitation was 142.6 mm in January and 70.7 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 7.95 µg/m³ in 2024. ## Immigration The foreign population count was 8,998 in 2021. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 8,998 people | city | 2021 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 142,346 people | municipality | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | aging | verified | [2] | | NO₂ — latest reading | `air_quality_no2_current_ug_m3` | 18.8 µg/m³ | city | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [3] | | Gigabit broadband availability | `broadband_gigabit_availability_percent` | 98.92 % | city | 2026-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 13.6267 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 13.0656 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] | | PM10 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm10_annual_ug_m3` | 14.8114 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 7.947 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 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 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 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 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 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 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [8] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 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 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 61.15 · Feb 81.733 · Mar 122.217 · Apr 165.417 · May 187.483 · Jun 183.9 · Jul 180.1 · Aug 171.8 · Sep 158.35 · Oct 109 · Nov 72.25 · Dec 61.167 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [7] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 49.2 km2 | place | 2024-01-01 | 2026-06-30 | stale | verified | [9] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 139.3169 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 29.8523 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 603.7223 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 12.9382 EUR | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 24.83 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-27 | fresh | supplemental | [11] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 41.7988 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 160.7546 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [10] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 2,847.7681 people/km² | place | 2022-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [12] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Sources 1. Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8202752/TD_NAT1_2021_csv.zip 2. France official denominator source — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8680726/ensemble.zip 3. Latest 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. — Official source — https://files.data.gouv.fr/ineris/lcsqa/concentrations-de-polluants-atmospheriques-reglementes/temps-reel/2026/FR_E2_2026-07-15.csv 4. Independent 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. — Official source — https://data.arcep.fr/fixe/maconnexioninternet/statistiques/2026_T1/commune/commune_debit.csv 5. INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8581605/TD_ACT1_2022_csv.zip 6. 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AirQualityDownloadServiceEUMonitoringStations/MapServer 7. Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, BREST-GUIPAVAS, 1991-2020 — Official source — https://meteofrance.com/climat/normales/france/bretagne/BREST-GUIPAVAS 8. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BREST-GUIPAVAS — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/France/CSV/BREST_GUIPAVAS_07110.csv 9. France city identity collection — Official source — https://immigrationdb.com/methodology/ 10. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 — Independent source — https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mvieira101/global-cost-of-living 11. Cost of Living in Brest. Jun 2026. Prices in Brest — Commercial source — https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Brest 12. A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/base_cc_comparateur_csv.zip ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Brest, France." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/brest/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/brest/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/brest.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/brest.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/fr/brest - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json