Finistere

Finistère
Department
Prefecture building of the Finistère department, in Quimper
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Finistère in France
Coordinates: 48°15′N 04°00′W / 48.250°N 4.000°W / 48.250; -4.000Coordinates: 48°15′N 04°00′W / 48.250°N 4.000°W / 48.250; -4.000
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Prefecture	Quimper
Subprefectures	Brest Châteaulin Morlaix
Government
• President of the General Council	Nathalie Sarrabezolles (PS)
Area
• Total	6,733 km2 (2,600 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	903,921
• Rank	24th
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Department number	29
Arrondissements	4
Cantons	27
Communes	281
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Finistère (French pronunciation: ​[fi.nis.tɛʁ]; Breton: Penn-ar-Bed Breton pronunciation: [ˌpɛnarˈbeːt]) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany.

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). Finistère is not to be confused with Finisterre in Galicia, Spain.

The largest population center in Finistère is Brest. Other large towns in the department include Quimper (the capital), Concarneau, Morlaix, Carhaix, Quimperlé and Douarnenez. Finistère includes the island of Ushant (Eusa in Breton, Ouessant in French).