Finistère
French department
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Summary
Finistère is a department of France[1]. Finistère draws 5,323 Wikipedia views per month (department of france category, ranking #15 of 147).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Small Cities of Character[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Brittany[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Head of government: Nathalie Sarrabezolles[6]
- Capital: Quimper[7]
- Shares border with: Côtes-d'Armor[8], Morbihan[9]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: list of cantons of the Finistère department[10], Arrondissements of the Finistère department[11], arrondissement of Brest[12], arrondissement of Châteaulin[13], arrondissement of Morlaix[14], arrondissement of Quimper[15], Concarneau[16], Crozon[17], Argol[18], Audierne[19], Bannalec[20], Gouesnou[21], Arzano[22]
- Legislative body: departmental council of Finistère[23]
- Commons category: Finistère[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[25], UTC+02:00[26]
- Inception: March 4, 1790[27]
- Highest point: Roc'h Ruz[28]
- Official website: http://www.finistere.fr/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Finistère[30]
- Commons gallery: Finistère[31]
- Population: 899,870[32], 907,796[33], 909,028[34], 911,735[35], 915,090[36], 917,179[37], 921,638[38], 927,912[39], 933,455[40]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Finistère[41]
- Office held by head of government: president of departmental council[42]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45], The American Cyclopædia[46]
- Official name: Finistère[47], Penn-ar-Bed[48]
- List of monuments: Liste des monuments historiques du Finistère[49]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Finistère[50]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Finistère[51]
- Demonym: Finistériens[52], Finistériennes[53]
- Native label: Finistère[54]
Why It Matters
Finistère has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Finistère is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
FAQs
What awards did Finistère receive?
Honors received include Small Cities of Character[3].