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| Department number: | 19 |
| Region: | Limousin |
| Prefecture: | Tulle |
| Subprefectures: | Brive-la-Gaillarde Ussel |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 37 |
| Communes: | 286 |
| President of the General Council: | François Hollande PS |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 80th |
| -1999 | 232,576 |
| Population density: | 40/km² |
| Land area¹: | 5857 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Limousin ( Occitan: Lemosin) is one of the 26 regions of France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Tulle ( Occitan: Tula) is a commune of France, capital of the Corrèze department in the Limousin region Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Brive-la-Gaillarde ( Limousin dialect of Occitan language Briva la Galharda) is a commune of France. Ussel is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 3 arrondissements of the Corrèze department are Arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde, ( subprefecture: Brive-la-Gaillarde The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 37 cantons of the Corrèze department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 286 communes of the Corrèze département in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly François Hollande (born August 12, 1954) is a French Politician. The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Corrèze (Occitan: Corresa) is a department in the central part of France, named after the Corrèze River. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Corrèze (Corresa is a 95 km long River in south-western France, left tributary of the river Vézère.
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History
Corrèze is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It includes part of the former province of Limousin (the Bas-Limousin). The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Limousin ( Occitan: Lemosin) is a former Province of France around the city of Limoges in central France.
Geography
The department is part of the current region of Limousin. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Limousin ( Occitan: Lemosin) is one of the 26 regions of France. It is surrounded by the department of Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Cantal, Puy-de-Dôme, Lot, and Dordogne. Creuse ( Occitan: Cruesa) is a department in central France named after the Creuse River. Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. Cantal ( Occitan: Cantal Cantau Chantal Chantau) is a department in south-central France. Puy-de-Dôme ( lo Puèi de Doma / lo Puèi Domat in the Auvergnat dialect of the Occitan language is a department Lot ( Occitan: Òlt) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River. Dordogne (Dordonha is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. Tulle is the prefecture of Corrèze and Brive-la-Gaillarde the largest city. Tulle ( Occitan: Tula) is a commune of France, capital of the Corrèze department in the Limousin region For subsequent types of praefectura, see Prefect. Prefecture (from the Latin Praefectura) indicates the office Brive-la-Gaillarde ( Limousin dialect of Occitan language Briva la Galharda) is a commune of France.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens.
See also
- Cantons of the Corrèze department
- Communes of the Corrèze department
- Arrondissements of the Corrèze department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General Council website
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