What is the highest town in Brittany?

Lanfains (Côtes-d'Armor) is the highest town in Brittany: its town hall stands at 292 m above sea level.

What are the 10 highest towns in Brittany?

In order: Lanfains (292 m), Gurunhuel (288 m), Magoar (277 m), Saint-Nicodème (276 m), Saint-Mayeux (272 m), La Feuillée (271 m), Kergrist-Moëlou (269 m), Silfiac (268 m), Maël-Pestivien (268 m), and Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux (267 m).

What is the lowest-lying town in Brittany?

Île-Tudy (Finistère) is the lowest-lying town in Brittany: its town hall stands at 2 m above sea level. See The lowest-lying towns in Brittany.

How many towns in Brittany are ranked?

1,201 out of 1,202. Not ranked: towns whose town hall elevation is not available.

Which elevation is used?

The elevation of the town hall, computed by the IGN elevation service (RGE ALTI terrain model) at the “town hall” point published by geo.api.gouv.fr. No regularly updated official source gives the lowest or highest point of a commune: its summit can be much higher.

Highest Towns in Brittany: 2026 Ranking by Elevation

This ranking covers 1,201 of the 1,202 towns in Brittany. Not ranked: towns whose town hall elevation is not available. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Île-Tudy (Finistère) comes last with 2 m.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest towns in Brittany

Rank	Town	Department	Town hall elevation (m)	Population
1	Lanfains	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	292	1,100
2	Gurunhuel	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	288	416
3	Magoar	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	277	77
4	Saint-Nicodème	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	276	170
5	Saint-Mayeux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	272	461
6	La Feuillée	Finistère (29)	271	687
7	Kergrist-Moëlou	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	269	646
8	Silfiac	Morbihan (56)	268	502
9	Maël-Pestivien	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	268	365
10	Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	267	315
11	Le Vieux-Bourg	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	265	760
12	Trémargat	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	265	186
13	Berrien	Finistère (29)	264	957
14	Kerpert	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	261	271
15	Bulat-Pestivien	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	261	408
16	Commana	Finistère (29)	260	1,006
17	Lannéanou	Finistère (29)	258	346
18	Kerien	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	258	250
19	Brennilis	Finistère (29)	255	460
20	Peumerit-Quintin	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	254	196
21	Merléac	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	252	491
22	Lanrivain	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	251	476
23	Plounéour-Ménez	Finistère (29)	249	1,330
24	Botmeur	Finistère (29)	249	227
25	Calanhel	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	245	252
26	Saint-Gildas	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	245	257
27	Scrignac	Finistère (29)	244	828
28	Lohuec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	243	245
29	La Chapelle-Neuve	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	242	417
30	Glomel	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	240	1,463
31	Bolazec	Finistère (29)	238	170
32	Pont-Melvez	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	238	605
33	Mellionnec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	235	460
34	Le Mené	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	233	6,671
35	Saint-Bihy	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	233	274
36	Plémy	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	232	1,609
37	Plougonver	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	232	774
38	Loqueffret	Finistère (29)	231	341
39	Lescouët-Gouarec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	228	223
40	Laz	Finistère (29)	228	701
41	Coray	Finistère (29)	226	1,891
42	Séglien	Morbihan (56)	223	689
43	Uzel	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	222	1,162
44	Plouguernével	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	222	1,647
45	Moustéru	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	222	656
46	Le Cloître-Saint-Thégonnec	Finistère (29)	220	653
47	La Motte	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	219	2,218
48	Tréogan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	219	107
49	Sainte-Brigitte	Morbihan (56)	219	181
50	Plougras	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	219	434
51	Tréglamus	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	218	1,113
52	Saint-Connan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	218	315
53	Plourac'h	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	218	354
54	Bourbriac	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	215	2,192
55	Plussulien	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	213	531
56	Rostrenen	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	213	3,554
57	Plœuc-L'Hermitage	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	212	4,173
58	Senven-Léhart	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	211	239
59	Malguénac	Morbihan (56)	209	1,917
60	Saint-Brandan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	207	2,364
61	Le Fœil	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	206	1,415
62	Plésidy	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	206	574
63	Saint-Vran	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	206	800
64	Motreff	Finistère (29)	204	666
65	Guerlesquin	Finistère (29)	204	1,318
66	Plounévez-Moëdec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	204	1,503
67	Plaintel	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	203	4,677
68	Le Haut-Corlay	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	203	671
69	Le Leslay	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	202	155
70	Le Bodéo	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	202	187
71	Maël-Carhaix	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	202	1,542
72	Gausson	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	202	657
73	Gomené	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	201	573
74	Canihuel	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	200	361
75	Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marché	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	199	319
76	Botsorhel	Finistère (29)	198	434
77	Plouray	Morbihan (56)	198	1,070
78	Le Croisty	Morbihan (56)	198	751
79	Carnoët	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	198	686
80	Saint-Igeaux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	198	133
81	Ploërdut	Morbihan (56)	197	1,276
82	Lanrodec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	195	1,410
83	Plaine-Haute	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	194	1,748
84	Bon Repos sur Blavet	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	193	1,290
85	Saint-Martin-des-Prés	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	193	327
86	Plounérin	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	192	814
87	Plévin	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	192	769
88	La Harmoye	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	192	400
89	Grâce-Uzel	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	191	429
90	Louargat	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	191	2,497
91	La Martyre	Finistère (29)	190	773
92	Langoëlan	Morbihan (56)	189	407
93	Saint-Hervé	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	189	430
94	Saint-Adrien	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	189	379
95	Langonnet	Morbihan (56)	189	1,960
96	Guiscriff	Morbihan (56)	188	2,088
97	Saint-Carreuc	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	188	1,604
98	Mellé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	187	667
99	Ploudiry	Finistère (29)	187	896
100	Allineuc	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	186	608

Source: IGN, Géoplateforme elevation service (RGE ALTI); geo.api.gouv.fr (town hall position); elevation of the town hall of each commune. Not ranked: towns whose town hall elevation is not available. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

The highest towns in Brittany

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