Brest

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#739

Global Rank

2.8

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.7%


Share

France • Europe • Language power

Population
384K
GDP
$32B
GDP per capita
$83,921
Land area
1,537 km² (593 mi²)
Density
250/km² (647/mi²)

Primary city Brest

State / province Brittany

Language French

Brest metro area

48.39, -4.49
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Football/Soccer • France🥇

Stade Brestois

Brest • Level: 1

Other Teams

Other Women’s Teams1 team

W Basketball • Int'l W Basketball

Landerneau Bretagne Basket Féminin

Landerneau

Against expectation how Brest’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • French top-flight clubs based here have beaten their pre-match odds by 0.9 match points across 704 club-matches since 1979, across 2 clubs.

How this is measured →

Languages of Brest

French first in Brittany; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoFrench
AdministrativeFrench
NationalFrench
English reach, Brittany
39%
Tier 3 country

Brittany on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Brest

#413 by film pedigree · score 5.9 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Alain Robbe-Grillet, Georges Chaperot

Art of Brest

The Art hub →

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1800s: Marie Bracquemond

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#712

University of Western Brittany

Brest, France

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Brest Bretagne Airport

Brest • 4 - Regional

Military Base1 entry

Brest Naval Base (Ile Longue)

Brest • Naval Base