Living in Pontanézen, Brest
Pontanézen is an area of Brest with about 3,296 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 61 out of 100 (good): better than 30% of Brest residents, ranked 32 of 43 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 5 min walk, pharmacy 9 min walk, doctor 15 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 3 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 2 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public transport frequency: 10 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Who Pontanézen suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 72 · good | 27 of 43 |
| Family | 74 · good | 27 of 43 |
| Over 65 | 72 · good | 37 of 43 |
| Working from home | 63 · good | 22 of 43 |
| Commuter | 54 · fair | 29 of 43 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 429 m | 5 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 703 m | 9 min walk |
| Doctor | 1,234 m | 15 min walk |
| Nursery school | 324 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 324 m | 4 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 151 m | 2 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 3,448 m | 43 min walk |
| Public green space | 478 m | 6 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 2,258 m | 28 min walk |
| Playground | 204 m | 3 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 158 m | 2 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 13.3% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 12.3%)
- 7.8 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 10 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 16)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Pontanézen
Impasse Pen Ar Streat · Quai de l'arrêt de tram Europe · Rond-Point de Pen ar C'hleuz · Rond-Point de la Roumanie · Rue Alain Bouchard · Rue Armand Kéravel · Rue Bobby Sands · Rue Chardin · Rue Claude Monet · Rue Corot · Rue Cézanne · Rue Daumier · Rue Degas · Rue Evariste Galois · Rue Fragonard · Rue Gavarni · Rue Georges Brassens · Rue Georges Dauriac · Rue Greuze · Rue Guy Moquet · Rue Général Mussat · Rue Général Paulet · Rue Isabey · Rue Jean Cavaillès · Rue Jean Gosset · Rue Joseph Ropars · Rue Joseph Vernet · Rue Le Titien · Rue Leonor Fini · Rue Maya Angelou · Rue Nattier · Rue Nicolas Poussin · Rue Pablo Picasso · Rue Pierre Abelard · Rue Pierre Pélissier · Rue Poncelet · Rue Puvis de Chavannes · Rue Sisley · Rue Stéphane Hessel · Rue Thérèse Clément · Rue Watteau · Rue Yves Giloux · Rue de Keranfurust · Rue de Prat Podic · Rue de la Louisiane · Rue des Bleuets · Rue des Néréides · Rue du 8 Mai 1945 · Rue du Huit Mai 1945 · Rue du Muguet
Nearby areas
- Petit Kerzu 74
- Pen-ar-C'hleuz 68
- Dourjacq 66
- Menez Paul 63
- Keranroy 59
- Kergonan 53
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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