What is the largest city of Bretagne?

Rennes, with 230,890 inhabitants, ahead of Brest (142,346).

How many cities does Bretagne have?

42 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Bretagne has far more communes than that.

Which city of Bretagne is the densest?

Rennes, at 4,587 inhab./km², against 866 inhab./km² for the cities of Bretagne taken together.

Which departments make up Bretagne?

Côtes-d'Armor (22), Finistère (29), Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Morbihan (56). Each has its own page here.

Which cities are in Bretagne?

Rennes (230,890), Brest (142,346), Quimper (64,385), Lorient (58,329), Vannes (55,790), Saint-Malo (47,439), Saint-Brieuc (44,364), Lanester (23,263), Concarneau (20,845), Lannion (20,315). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.

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Cities of the Bretagne region

Bretagne carries 42 cities in this dataset, 1,146,887 inhabitants between them. The largest is Rennes (230,890), the smallest Quiberon (4,876).

Cities42
Inhabitants1,146,887
Departments4
DensestRennes4,587 inhab./km²
Largest areaLamballe-Armor132 km²

The 42 cities of Bretagne, largest first
Rank	City	Population	Density inhab./km²	Area km²
1	35 Rennes	230,890	4,587	50.3
2	29 Brest	142,346	2,894	49.2
3	29 Quimper	64,385	764	84.3
4	56 Lorient	58,329	3,888	15
5	56 Vannes	55,790	1,674	33.3
6	35 Saint-Malo	47,439	1,303	36.4
7	22 Saint-Brieuc	44,364	2,308	19.2
8	56 Lanester	23,263	1,395	16.7
9	29 Concarneau	20,845	511	40.8
10	22 Lannion	20,315	434	46.8
11	35 Fougères	20,307	1,948	10.4
12	35 Bruz	19,683	657	29.9
13	35 Vitré	19,365	501	38.7
14	56 Ploemeur	18,872	474	39.8
15	35 Cesson-Sévigné	18,761	584	32.1
16	22 Lamballe-Armor	17,241	131	132
17	29 Landerneau	16,363	1,198	13.7
18	56 Hennebont	15,910	847	18.8
19	29 Guipavas	15,538	355	43.8
20	29 Morlaix	15,194	601	25.3
21	22 Dinan	14,764	1,693	8.7
22	56 Pontivy	14,640	584	25.1
23	22 Plérin	14,425	524	27.5
24	56 Auray	14,207	1,972	7.2
25	29 Douarnenez	14,068	549	25.6
26	35 Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande	13,800	1,118	12.3
27	29 Plouzané	13,567	412	33
28	29 Plougastel-Daoulas	13,434	287	46.8
29	35 Betton	12,964	484	26.8
30	56 Saint-Avé	12,470	477	26.1
31	29 Quimperlé	12,469	395	31.6
32	56 Guidel	12,338	232	53.2
33	29 Le Relecq-Kerhuon	11,897	1,825	6.5
34	35 Pacé	11,703	335	34.9
35	22 Ploufragan	11,507	429	26.9
36	35 Châteaugiron	10,845	457	23.7
37	35 Dinard	10,772	1,414	7.6
38	35 Chantepie	10,670	892	12
39	29 Fouesnant	10,436	321	32.5
40	56 Ploërmel	10,163	174	58.5
41	35 Cancale	5,672	451	12.6
42	56 Quiberon	4,876	535	9.1

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The rankings of Bretagne

Where Bretagne stands out

The French cities with the most hikersGuidel leads France, ahead of 1,026 cities · 21.3 / 1,000 inhab.
The rainiest cities in FranceMorlaix leads France, ahead of 1,040 cities · 161.3 days
Hours of sunshine: the bottom 50 French citiesMorlaix leads France, ahead of 923 cities · 1,463 h/year
The French cities where chess is least playedLanester is 2 of 1,002 in France · 0 / 1,000 inhab.
The French cities with the biggest homesPlougastel-Daoulas is 3 of 1,102 in France · 5.055 rooms
The French cities closest to the seaSaint-Malo is 4 of 1,052 in France · 0 km

The 4 departments of Bretagne

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

5 questions about this territory

What is the largest city of Bretagne?: Rennes, with 230,890 inhabitants, ahead of Brest (142,346).
How many cities does Bretagne have?: 42 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Bretagne has far more communes than that.
Which city of Bretagne is the densest?: Rennes, at 4,587 inhab./km², against 866 inhab./km² for the cities of Bretagne taken together.
Which departments make up Bretagne?: Côtes-d'Armor (22), Finistère (29), Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Morbihan (56). Each has its own page here.
Which cities are in Bretagne?: Rennes (230,890), Brest (142,346), Quimper (64,385), Lorient (58,329), Vannes (55,790), Saint-Malo (47,439), Saint-Brieuc (44,364), Lanester (23,263), Concarneau (20,845), Lannion (20,315). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.