Where to live in Brest as a student

Ranking of Brest's 43 areas with CityPulse's “Student” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: high.

What is the best area of Brest to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Kergoat (88), Kerhallet (87) and Quizac (86).

Brest areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Kergoat	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Kerhallet	87 · excellent	Public green space
3	Quizac	86 · excellent	Public green space
4	Bellevue	85 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Quéliverzan	85 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Lanrédec	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
7	Kerbernier	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
8	Le Landais	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Le Bergot	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
10	Mesnos	82 · excellent	Public green space
11	Le Forestou	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Saint-Luc	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	La Cavale Blanche	80 · excellent	Public green space
14	Kérinou	80 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Petit Kerzu	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
16	Les Capucins	78 · good	Public green space
17	Le Petit Paris	78 · good	Services on foot
18	Menez Paul	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
19	Recouvrance	77 · good	Public green space
20	Centre Ville	77 · good	Services on foot
21	Kerourien	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Saint-Michel	75 · good	Public green space
23	Le Guelmeur	74 · good	Services on foot
24	Mesdoun	74 · good	Public green space
25	Les Quatre Moulins	73 · good	Public green space
26	Le Valy-Hir	72 · good	Public green space
27	Pontanézen	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Kerédern	71 · good	Services on foot
29	Saint-Martin	70 · good	Services on foot
30	Kergonan	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
31	Le Pilier Rouge	69 · good	Services on foot
32	Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon	68 · good	Public green space
33	Pen-ar-C'hleuz	67 · good	Services on foot
34	Dourjacq	66 · good	Services on foot
35	Pen-ar-Créac'h	66 · good	Public green space
36	Kerangoff	64 · good	Services on foot
37	L'Eau Blanche	63 · good	Services on foot
38	Lambézellec	62 · good	Services on foot
39	Kerbonne	58 · fair	Services on foot
40	Keranroy	37 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
41	Kervezennec	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
42	Saint-Marc	27 · poor	Public green space
43	Kérampéré	26 · poor	Public green space

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources