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| Department number: | 29 |
| Region: | Bretagne |
| Prefecture: | Quimper |
| Subprefectures: | Brest Châteaulin Morlaix |
| Arrondissements: | 4 |
| Cantons: | 54 |
| Communes: | 283 |
| President of the General Council: | Pierre Maille PS |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 24th |
| -1999 | 852,418 |
| Population density: | 127/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6733 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Quimper ( Breton: Kemper, Latin: Corspotium) is a commune and capital of the Finistère department in Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Brest (bʁɛst in French, in Breton) is a city in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Châteaulin ( Kastellin in the Breton language) is a commune in the Bretagne region in northwestern France, Sub-prefecture Morlaix (Montroulez is a commune in Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 4 arrondissements of the Finistère department are Arrondissement of Brest, ( subprefecture: Brest) with The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 54 cantons of the Finistère department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 283 communes of the Finistère département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly Pierre Maille (born on 14 June 1947 in Fréjus) is a French politician The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Finistère (Breton: Penn-ar-Bed) is a département of France, located in Brittany (Breizh in Breton and Bretagne in French). The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people
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History
The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, as does the Breton name for the region, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel. The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany Land's End ( Cornish name Penn an Wlas) is a headland on the Penwith Peninsula, located near Penzance in Cornwall It is not to be confused with Cape Finisterre in Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
Geography
Finistère is the most westerly part of metropolitan France.
The largest population center, and only city, in Finistère is Brest. Brest (bʁɛst in French, in Breton) is a city in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Other large towns in the département include Quimper, Morlaix, Carhaix and Douarnenez. Quimper ( Breton: Kemper, Latin: Corspotium) is a commune and capital of the Finistère department in Morlaix (Montroulez is a commune in Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Carhaix-Plouguer ( Karaez-Plougêr in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France. Douarnenez, (douar (land an enez (the island or land of the island is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern Finistère includes the island of Ushant (Ouessant in French). Ushant (Enez Eusa Ouessant is an Island in the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of European France. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people
The abers, rugged fjord-like inlets on the north coast, are a notable feature of the landscape.
The westernmost point of continental France, known as the Pointe de Corsen, extends from the north-western tip of Finistère. The Pointe de Corsen is the westernmost point of continental France, located west of Brest in the Plouarzel Commune, Finistère,
Economy
Agriculture, food processing and various related industries occupy an important place in Finistère's economy. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw Ingredients into Food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by
The military presence in Finistère (Île Longue nuclear submarine base; Naval Air base of Lanvéoc-Poulmic), as well as military-related industries such as the Brest headquarters of DCNS employ a significant number of the département's population. Île Longue ( French for “Long Island” is an island of the Roadstead of Brest. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability
The port of Roscoff links Brittany by ferry with Ireland and Great Britain. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Roscoff ( Breton: Rosko) is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
Culture
Finistère is the area where Breton survives most strongly as a spoken language. The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany Breton-speaking schools are called Diwan, Divyezh and Dihun. Diwan is a federation of Breton language -medium schools in Brittany ( France)
The Festival de Cornouaille, which takes place in Quimper, is a celebration of Breton music and traditions. Cornouaille is an historic region in Brittany, in northwest France. Since the early 1970 Brittany has experienced a revival of its Folk music, modernizing and adapting it into Folk rock and other fusion genres
One of the highlights of summer in Finistère is the "Festival des Vieilles Charrues" held in Carhaix-Plouguer where major international stars attract tens of thousands of spectators. The Vieilles Charrues Festival (In French: Festival des Vieilles Charrues(Literally: Old Ploughs Festival is held every year in mid-July in the city of Carhaix [1]
See also
- Cantons of the Finistère department
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Arrondissements of the Finistère department
- Ys
External links
- (French) General Council website
- (French) Prefecture website
- (English) Finistere at the Open Directory Project
- (French) http://www.finisteretourisme.com/
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