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arrondissements
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissemen ...
of the
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 bo ...
department are:
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Arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde, (
subprefecture
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Albania
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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 aggl ...
) with 96
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
. The population of the arrondissement was 128,968 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Tulle, (
prefecture
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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.
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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 from the arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde to the arrondissement of Tulle
* two communes from the arrondissement of Tulle to the arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde
* 19 communes from the arrondissement of Tulle to the arrondissement of Ussel
* eight communes from the arrondissement of Ussel to the arrondissement of Tulle
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arrondissements of the Correze department
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