Departement du Finistere (Finistère), Brittany

Departement du Finistere: French department

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Finistère at a glance

Finistère currently has 106 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Quick Facts about Finistère

Population 899,870
Country France
State Brittany (France)
Instagram username finistere_officiel
Twitter username finistere_29
Area 6733 km2
Official name Finistère
Annual number of weddings 2863
Easternmost point Point(-3.3866547 47.9262903)
Northernmost point Point(-4.028434 48.753505)
Latitude & Longitude 48.2522,-3.9926
Legislative body general council of Finistère
Capital Quimper
Establishment March 04, 1790
Time Zone UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00
Local time 21:40:52 (19th April 2026)

Geography

Finistère is located at 48°15'8"N 3°59'33"W (48.2522400, -3.9926300).

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  • Crozon
  • Audierne
  • Argol
  • Gouesnou
  • Bannalec
  • arrondissement of Quimper
  • Arzano
  • Cantons of the Finistère department
  • Arrondissements of the Finistère department
  • Concarneau
  • arrondissement of Brest
  • arrondissement of Châteaulin
  • arrondissement of Morlaix

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2015 907,796 - estimation process
2017 909,028 0.14% census
2018 899,870 -1.02% estimation process
Département du Finistère, Finistere, Finisterre