Place:Finistère, France

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NameFinistère
Alt namesFinis Terraesource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 293
Finisteresource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Finistèresource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Penn-ar-Bedsource: Wikipedia
TypeDépartement
Coordinates48.333°N 4°W
Located inFrance     (1790 - )
Also located inBretagne, France    
Contained Places
Commune
Brignogan-Plages
Châteaulin
Collorec
Huelgoat
La Roche-Maurice
Le Faou
Lesneven
Lothey
Morlaix
Ouessant
Plabennec
Pleyben
Plouescat
Pont-Aven
Poullan-sur-Mer
Querrien
Quimper ( 500 - )
Quimperlé
Quéménéven
Roscoff
Rosporden
Tréflez
Former municipality
Lambézellec
Ploaré
General region
Cornouaille
Inhabited place
Audierne
Bodilis
Brest
Briec
Carhaix-Plouguer
Concarneau
Crozon
Cĥteaulin
Daoulas
Douarnenez
Fouesnant
Guilvinec
Guimiliau
Kerdévot
La Martyre
Lampaul-Guimiliau
Landerneau
Landivisiau
Lannilis
Le Drennec
Le Pouldu
Locmélar
Locronan
Plogastel-Saint-Germain
Ploudalmézeau
Ploudiry
Plougastel-Daoulas
Plougonven
Plourin
Pont-Croix
Pont-L'Abbé
Saint-Guénolé
Saint-Jean-Trolimon
Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Saint-Renan
Scaër
Sizun
Tréboul
Trémaouézan
Unknown
Argol
Arzano
Bannalec
Baye
Berrien
Beuzec-Cap-Sizun
Bohars
Bolazec
Botmeur
Botsorhel
Bourg-Blanc
Brasparts
Brennilis
Brélès
Bénodet
Camaret-sur-Mer
Carantec
Cast
Châteauneuf-du-Faou
Clohars-Carnoët
Clohars-Fouesnant
Cléden-Cap-Sizun
Cléden-Poher
Cléder
Coat-Méal
Combrit
Commana
Coray
Dinéault
Dirinon
Edern
Elliant
Ergué-Gabéric
Esquibien
Garlan
Gouesnach
Gouesnou
Goulien
Goulven
Gouézec
Guengat
Guerlesquin
Guiclan
Guilers
Guilligomarc'h
Guimaëc
Guipronvel
Guissény
Hanvec
Henvic
Hôpital-Camfrout
Ile-Molène
Ile-Tudy
Ile-de-Batz
Ile-de-Sein
Irvillac
Kergloff
Kerlouan
Kernilis
Kernouës
Kernével
La Feuillée
La Forest-Landerneau
La Forêt-Fouesnant
Lampaul-Plouarzel
Lanarvily
Landrévarzec
Landudal
Landudec
Landunvez
Landéda
Langolen
Lanhouarneau
Lanildut
Lanmeur
Lanneuffret
Lanrivoaré
Le Brennec
Le Cloître-Pleyben
Le Cloître-Saint-Thégonnec
Le Conquet
Le Folgoët
Le Ponthou
Le Tréhou
Le Trévoux
Lennon
Leuhan
Loc-Brévalaire
Loc-Eguiner
Locmaria-Berrien
Locmaria-Plouzané
Locquirec
Loctudy
Logonna-Daoulas
Lopérec
Loqueffret
Melgven
Motreff
Pleuven
Pleyber-Christ
Plobannalec
Plogoff
Plogonnec
Plomelin
Plomeur
Plomodiern
Plonéis
Plonéour-Lanvern
Plonévez-Porzay
Plonévez-du-Faou
Plouarzel
Ploudaniel
Plougar
Plougasnou
Plougonvelin
Plougoulm
Plougourvest
Plouguerneau
Plouguin
Plouhinec
Plouider
Plouigneau
Ploumoguer
Plounéour-Ménez
Plounéour-Trez
Plounéventer
Plounévez-Lochrist
Plounévézel
Plouvien
Plouvorn
Plouyé
Plouzané
Plouzévédé
Plouédern
Plouégat-Guérand
Plouégat-Moysan
Plouénan
Plouézoch
Plovan
Plozévet
Ploéven
Pluguffan
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Porspoder
Port-Launay
Pouldergat
Pouldreuzic
Poullaouen
Primelin
Riec-sur-Belon
Roscanvel
Rosnoën
Rumengol
Rédené
Saint-Coulitz
Saint-Derrien
Saint-Divy
Saint-Eloy
Saint-Evarzec
Saint-Frégant
Saint-Goazec
Saint-Hernin
Saint-Jean-du-Doigt
Saint-Martin-des-Champs
Saint-Méen
Saint-Nic
Saint-Pabu
Saint-Sauveur
Saint-Servais
Saint-Ségal
Saint-Thois
Saint-Thonan
Saint-Thurien
Saint-Thégonnec
Saint-Urbain
Saint-Vougay
Saint-Yvy
Sainte-Sève
Santec
Scrignac
Sibiril
Spézet
Taulé
Telgruc-sur-Mer
Tourch
Treffiagat
Trébabu
Tréflaouénan
Tréflévénez
Trégarantec
Trégarvan
Tréglonou
Trégourez
Tréguennec
Tréméoc
Tréméven
Tréogat
Tréouergat
Trézilidé
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Finistère is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.

History

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The present department consists of the historical region of Léon and parts of Cornouaille and Trégor, both parts of pre-revolutionary Brittany.

The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth. In England, a similar area is called Land's End. The Breton name for Finistère, Penn ar Bed, translates as "Head/End of the World" and is similar to the Cornish name for Land's End, Pedn-an-Wlas (Head/End of the country), and also Penfro (English: Pembroke) in Wales (pen = end, bro = country). Finistère is not to be confused with Finisterre in Galicia, Spain, which shares the same etymology.

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