Brest, France

Brest is a town in France. It is in the Finistère department and the Brittany region. Its population in 1999 was around 150,000. Even if it is by far the largest town in Finistère it is not the prefecture (Quimper is).

 Twin towns 
Brest is twinned with:
  Cádiz, Spain  (1986)
  Constanţa, Romania  (1993)
  Denver, Colorado, United States  (1956)
  Dún Laoghaire, Ireland  (1984)
  Kiel, Germany  (1964)
  Plymouth, United Kingdom  (1963)
  Saponé, Burkina Faso  (1989)
  Taranto, Italy  (1964)
  Yokosuka, Japan  (1970)


 Mayors 
 1959-1973 : Georges Lombard.
 1973-1977 : Eugène Berest.
 1977-1982 : Francis Le Blé.
 1982-1983 : Pierre Maille.
 1983-1985 : Jacques Berthelot.
 1985-1989 : Georges Kerbrat.
 1989-2001 : Pierre Maille again.
 2001- : François Cuillandre.

 Education 
 École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées Bretagne
 Crime 
The municipality of Brest is experiencing a growing laxity regarding crime.

 Other websites 
 City of Brest