Finistère
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Finistère (/ˌfɪnɪˈstɛər/, French: [finistɛʁ] ⓘ; Breton: Penn-ar-Bed [ˌpɛnarˈbeːt]) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Its prefecture is Quimper and its largest city is Brest. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.[3]
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Finistère
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Coordinates: 48°15′N 04°00′W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Prefecture | Quimper |
Subprefectures | Brest Châteaulin Morlaix |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Maël de Calan[1] (DVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 6,733 km2 (2,600 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 921,638 |
• Rank | 24th |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-29 |
Department number | 29 |
Largest city | Brest |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 27 |
Communes | 277 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
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