Finistère

American

[fin-uh-stair, fee-nee-ster] / ˌfɪn əˈstɛər, fi niˈstɛr /

noun

a department in W France. 2,714 sq. mi. (7,030 sq. km). Quimper.

Finistère British

/ finistɛr, ˌfɪnɪˈstɛə /

noun

a department of NW France, at the tip of the Breton peninsula. Capital: Quimper. Pop: 863 798 (2003 est). Area: 7029 sq km (2741 sq miles)

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The heat caused the first major power outage in the country, with around 68,000 homes left without power in the north-western Finistère region on Tuesday evening due to a problem with a transformer, authorities said.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

I love Brittany in the summer, especially the western tip called Finistère.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

Local trains were canceled across a swath of western France, and all roads in the Finistère region of Brittany were closed Thursday morning.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2023

The woman, 30, turned herself in, Colonel Nicolas Duvinage of the Landernau, France, police told France Bleu Finistère.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021

"Then Carhaix's wife will have a chance to go back to Finistère."

From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene

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