Finistère

department, France

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Finistère is a département in the Brittany region of northwestern France. Its capital is Quimper, a port town situated at the confluence of the Odet and Steir rivers. Historically, Quimper was the capital of the countship of Cornouaille before being united with the duchy of Brittany in the 11th century.12

The department includes islands such as Ouessant, which marks the southern entrance to the English Channel. Douarnenez, another town in Finistère, is associated with the legend of the submerged city of Ys. Finistère is part of the ancient Armorican Massif and has a deeply indented coastline. The region is known for its Celtic heritage, with the Breton language still spoken in parts of Finistère.341

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Morbihan, Côtes-d’Armor, and Finistère. Brittany is bounded by the régions of Basse-Normandie to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the east. It protrudes westward into the Atlantic Ocean as a peninsula; the Bay of Biscay lies to the southwest and the English Channel to the north.…
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Morbihan, Côtes-d’Armor, and Finistère. Brittany is bounded by the régions of Basse-Normandie to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the east. It protrudes westward into the Atlantic Ocean as a peninsula; the Bay of Biscay lies to the southwest and the English Channel to the north.…
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