Finistère
Finistère (, ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Its prefecture is Quimper and its largest city is Brest, France, Brest. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.department are:
# Arrondissement of Brest, (
subprefecture
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Châteaulin
Châteaulin (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography
Châteaulin is in a valley towards the center of Finistère on the ...
) with 57 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 81,081 in 2021.
# Arrondissement of Morlaix, (subprefecture:
Morlaix
Morlaix (; , ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
History
The Battle of Morlaix, part of the Hundred Years' War, was fought near the town on 30 Septembe ...
) with 59 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,938 in 2021.
# Arrondissement of Quimper, (
prefecture
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of the Finistère department:
Quimper
Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France.
Administration
Quimper is the ...
) with 84 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 329,393 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Quimper, Brest, Châteaulin, Morlaix and Quimperlé were established. The arrondissement of Quimperlé was disbanded in 1926.Historique du Finistère /ref>
The borders of the arrondissements of Finistère were modified in January 2017:
* one commune from the arrondissement of Brest to the arrondissement of Morlaix
* three communes from the arrondissement of Châteaulin to the arrondissement of Quimper
References
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