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Finistère

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Finistère
Prefectur biggin o the Finistère depairtment, in Quimper
Prefectur biggin o the Finistère depairtment, in Quimper
Coat of airms o Finistère
Coat airms
Location o Finistère in Fraunce
Location o Finistère in Fraunce
Coordinates: 48°15′N 04°00′W / 48.250°N 4.000°W / 48.250; -4.000Coordinates: 48°15′N 04°00′W / 48.250°N 4.000°W / 48.250; -4.000
KintraFraunce
RegionBrittany
PrefecturQuimper
SubprefectursBrest
Châteaulin
Morlaix
Govrenment
 • Preses o the General CooncilPierre Maille (PS)
Area
 • Total6733 km2 (2,600 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total901,293
 • Rank24t
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Depairtment nummer29
Arrondissements4
Cantons27
Communes283
^1 French Laund Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2

Finistère (French pronunciation: ​[fi.nis.tɛʁ]; Breton: Penn-ar-Bed IPA: [ˌpɛnarˈbeːt]) is a depairtment o Fraunce in the extreme wast o Brittany.

References

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  1. INSEE Finistere 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2009.