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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -4.4869,Lat: 48.408
Elevation	71 meter above sea level
Local time	9:35:18am
Name province/region	Bretagne
Name Subregion	Finistère
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Brest
Name	Brest

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bohars	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Gouesnou	5.3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Guilers	5.7 km	WestNorthWest
4 Le Relecq-Kerhuon	6.4 km	EastSouthEast
5 Guipavas	7.6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	184 km	EastNorthEast
2 St Helier	Jersey	194 km	EastNorthEast
3 Cardiff	Wales	357 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire coastal: Aulne, Erlon, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Réservoir de Saint-Michel (4.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 42 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the English-Welsh border with a straight distance of 382.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 536 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Le plateau Léonard -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 434 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Brest Bretagne Airport (at a distance of 6.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

2.2%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.8%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

23.8 km2

34.1%

Urban area

36.6 km2

52.5%

Infrastructure

3.8 km2

5.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Brest in country France

Brest at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	204 km	North
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	221 km	East
3 Dorset and East Devon Coast	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	278 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rivire Elorn	FR	7.8 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Brest
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Brest

Type of weather in Brest	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:40 Europe/Amsterdam