# Finistère, France ESA21909842

- By: European Space Agency
- Date: Taken on 27 September 2018
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: Finistère, France
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Finist%C3%A8re,_France_ESA21909842.jpeg)
- Rights: Attribution
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Finist%C3%A8re%2C_France_ESA21909842.jpeg/1920px-Finist%C3%A8re%2C_France_ESA21909842.jpeg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Finistère – a French department in the west of Brittany. Zoom in to view this image at its full 10 m resolution. Brittany is an important cultural region in the northwest of France. Previously a kingdom, then a duchy, Brittany was united with France in 1532. Today, Brittany is divided into four departments: Ille-et-Vilaine in the east, Morbihan in the south, Côtes d'Armor in the north and Finistère in the west. Brittany has over 1000 km of coastline – with a wide range of beaches and rocky, coastal scenery making it a popular holiday destination. Fields blanket the French countryside and dominate this image captured on 27 September 2018. Brittany is one of France’s leading vegetable growing regions known for its artichokes, cauliflowers, carrots and potatoes. In fact, France is one of the EU’s leading agricultural countries and is home to around a third of all agricultural land in the EU. The city of Brest can be seen in the left of the image, lying along the sheltered bay close to the western tip of the peninsula. With a population of around 150 000, Brest is the largest city in the Finistère department. The port town played an…