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Corrèze
Corrèze (; ) is a département in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, on the border with Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In 2019, Corrèze had a population of 240,073,Populations légales 2019: 19 Corrèze INSEE divided among 279 communes. Its inhabitants are called ''Corréziens'' (masculine) and ''Corréziennes'' (feminine). Its [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Corrèze Department
The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Corrèze department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan .... The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. * Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Brive * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulle
Tulle (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Corrèze, in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Tulle is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulle. Stretching over more than three kilometres in the narrow and tortuous Corrèze (river), Corrèze valley, Tulle spreads its old quarters on the hillside overlooking the river, while the Tulle Cathedral, Notre-Dame cathedral emerges from the heart of the town. Known sometimes as "the town on seven hills", Tulle rose to prominence through the development of its manufacturing sector. Geography Tulle is the third largest town in Limousin, behind Limoges and Brive-la-Gaillarde. It is situated in a very deep part of the river Corrèze (river), Corrèze valley, at its confluence with several of its tributaries, the Solane and the Céronne on the right bank, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ussel, Corrèze
Ussel (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Its inhabitants are called Ussellois. Location The community of Ussel is located in the Massif central on the foothills of the plateau de Millevaches. The city itself sits on a hilltop in between the valley of the river Diège and the valley of the river Sarsonne. It is situated at an altitude of 2070 ft (631 m), in the Massif Central on the last buttress of the Plateau de Millevaches. Ussel is crossed by the Green Meridian. Hydrography Three main watercourses flow through the community, the river Diège (the town is sometimes also called ''Ussel-sur-Diège''), the river Sarsonne and the stream of Étang Roux. Demography In 2017, the population of Ussel was 9,736 inhabitants. Historical heritage Places and monuments *The Borde Castle, 15th century, reworked during the 17th century *The Mothe Castle, 16th century, historical monument since 1980 *The Ventadour Hotel, historical monument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes in a territorial reform. Nouvelle-Aquitaine has an area of – more than of Metropolitan France – and has a population of 6,033,952 . The new region was established on 1 January 2016, following the 2015 French regional elections, regional elections in December 2015. It is the largest region in France by area (including Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas regions such as French Guiana), with a territory slightly larger than that of Austria. Its Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city, Bordeaux, together with its suburbs and satellite cities, forms the seventh-largest metropolitan area of France, with 850,000 inhabitants. The region has 25 major urban areas, among which the most important after Bordeaux are B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrèze (river)
The Corrèze () is a 95 km long river in south-western France, left tributary of the river Vézère. Its source is in the north-western Massif Central. It flows south-west through the Corrèze '' département'' (named after the river) and the cities of Tulle Tulle (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Corrèze, in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle- ... and Brive-la-Gaillarde. A few kilometers downstream from Brive-la-Gaillarde, the Corrèze flows into the Vézère. References Corrèze (river) Rivers of France Rivers of Corrèze Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Departmental Council Of Corrèze
The president of the Departmental Council of Corrèze ( French: ''Président du conseil départemental de la Corrèze''), until 2015 the president of the General Council of Corrèze (''Président du conseil général de la Corrèze''), prepares and supervises the spending of the budget and the decisions voted by the departmental councillors. The officeholder, who is in charge of financial management and heads the department's administration, has been Midi Corrézien's Pascal Coste of The Republicans since 2015. Tasks and duties The president has numerous functions: convening and chairing meetings, preparing and carrying out deliberations, signing conventions and acting as legal representative of the institution. If necessary, the president can delegate some of his functions to his vice presidents. The President of the Corrèze Departmental Council is assisted by seven vice presidents entrusted with different missions. Together they form the Bureau, which decides the main outlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissements Of The Corrèze Department
The 3 arrondissements of the Corrèze department are: # Arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde, (subprefecture: Brive-la-Gaillarde) with 96 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 128,968 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Tulle, (prefecture of the Corrèze department: Tulle Tulle (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Corrèze, in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle- ...) with 105 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,680 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Ussel, (subprefecture: Ussel) with 78 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 40,136 in 2021. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Tulle, Brive and Ussel were established. The arrondissement of Ussel was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943. The borders of the arrondissements of Corrèze were modified in January 2017: * three communes fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brive-la-Gaillarde
Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of ), commonly known as simply Brive, is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture and the largest city of the Corrèze department. It has around 46,000 inhabitants, while the population of the agglomeration was 75,579 in 2019. Although it is by far the biggest commune in Corrèze, the capital is Tulle. In French popular culture, the town is associated with a song by Georges Brassens. History Even though the inhabitants settled around the 1st century, the city only started to grow much later. From around the 5th century onwards, the original city began to develop around a church dedicated to Saint-Martin-l'Espagnol. During the 12th century walls were built around the city and during the Hundred Years' War a second wall was built. These fortifications no longer exist and have been replaced by boulevards. The Hôtel de Ville was commissioned as the Collège des Doctrinaires (College of Doctrinaires) and completed in 1671. The com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of The Corrèze Department
The following is a list of the 19 Cantons of France, cantons of the Corrèze Departments of France, department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Canton of Allassac, Allassac * Canton of Argentat-sur-Dordogne, Argentat-sur-Dordogne * Canton of Brive-la-Gaillarde-1, Brive-la-Gaillarde-1 * Canton of Brive-la-Gaillarde-2, Brive-la-Gaillarde-2 * Canton of Brive-la-Gaillarde-3, Brive-la-Gaillarde-3 * Canton of Brive-la-Gaillarde-4, Brive-la-Gaillarde-4 * Canton of Égletons, Égletons * Canton of Haute-Dordogne, Haute-Dordogne * Canton of Malemort, Malemort * Canton of Midi Corrézien, Midi Corrézien * Canton of Naves, Naves * Canton of Plateau de Millevaches, Plateau de Millevaches * Canton of Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche, Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche * Canton of Sainte-Fortunade, Sainte-Fortunade * Canton of Seilhac-Monédières, Seilhac-Monédières * Canton of Tulle, Tulle * Canton of Ussel, Ussel * Canton of Uzerche, Uzerche * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Coste (politician)
Pascal Coste (born 13 September 1966) is a French politician serving as president of the Departmental Council of Corrèze since 2015. He has been a member of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine The Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the deliberative assembly of the Regions of France, French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The regional council is made up of 183 regional councilors elected for 6 years and is chaired by Alain Rousset. ... since 2021. References 1966 births Living people The Republicans (France) politicians Presidents of French departments Members of the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine 21st-century French politicians {{France-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantal
Cantal (; or ) is a rural Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour, Cantal, Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac, Cantal, Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians ( or '). Cantal borders the departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, Aveyron, Lot (department), Lot, Lozère and Corrèze, in the Massif Central natural region. Along with neighbouring Lozère and Creuse, Cantal is among the most sparsely populated and geographically isolated departments of France and Aurillac is the departmental capital farthest removed from a major motorway. It had a population of 144,692 in 2019,Populations légales 2019: 15 Cantal INSEE making i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
