Codata Factsheet | Brest (city centre)

Each month, Codata selects a city centre that has been recently studied by our team of data-collectors in order to share the latest trends observed on site.

Last August, our team of data-collectors conducted the annual census of the city centre of Brest. The cluster encompasses three commercial sites totalling 740 locations, of which 605 are occupied by shops.

Commercial sites included in the city centre of Brest:

• Shopping streets
• Coeur de Jaurès – Coat ar Gueven (shopping centre)
• Coeur de Jaurès – Espace Jaurès (shopping centre)

Commercial vacancy rate has decreased: the proportion of empty retail locations went from 9.3% to 8.9% from 2023 to 2024.

In terms of distribution, the activity “Cafés-Hotels-Restaurants” remains at the top of the ranking of sectors with the highest occupancy rates with a 20.3% occupancy rate (i.e. 123 locations).

Second place goes to the “Clothing” activity with a 17.9% occupation rate (i.e. 108 shops). Finally, the activity “Services” closes the ranking with a 17.2% occupation rate (i.e. 104 shops).

The proportion of retailers has decreased: 42.3% in 2023 compared with 41.0% in 2024.

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