The two crossword solutions for the term CITY IN NORTHWESTERN FRANCE are BREST (5 letters) and CAEN (4 letters). Brest is a city located in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a major French naval base and the second-largest city in Brittany after Nantes. CAEN is a city in northwestern France, located in the Calvados department of Normandy. It is the prefecture of the region and was one of the first French cities to be liberated during World War II.