The 3

arrondissements An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...

of the

Corrèze Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department 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, ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

are: # Arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde, (

subprefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Counties of Albania, Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several Districts of Albania, district ...

Brive-la-Gaillarde Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of oc, Briva la Galharda) 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 7 ...

) with 96

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. The population of the arrondissement was 128,863 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Tulle, (

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

of the Corrèze department:

Tulle Tulle (; ) is a commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the department of Corrèze, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Tulle is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catho ...

) with 104 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,741 in 2016. #

Arrondissement of Ussel The arrondissement of Ussel is an arrondissement of France in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 79 communes. Its population is 41,931 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Usse ...

, (subprefecture: Ussel) with 80 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 41,931 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Tulle, Brive and Ussel were established. The arrondissement of Ussel was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943.Historique de la Corrèze
/ref> 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

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