Map of Finistère - Pointe de Corsen is located due west of Brest

The Pointe de Corsen is the westernmost point of continental France, located west of Brest in the Plouarzel Commune, Finistère, Brittany. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Plouarzel (Plouarzhel is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed is a département of France, located in Brittany ( Breizh in Breton and Bretagne Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into The nearest village is Ruscumunoc.

A CROSS sea monitoring site is located at the point. The Centres Régionaux Opérationnels de Surveillance et de Sauvetage (CROSS "Regional Operational Centres for Monitoring and Rescue" are a network of stations on

Pointe de Corsen is located at 48°24′52″N 4°47′40″W / 48.41444, -4.79444Coordinates: 48°24′52″N 4°47′40″W / 48.41444, -4.79444