Bernard Combes (born 13 March 1960) is a French

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. He is

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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 Cat ...

and general councillor of Roche-Canillac Canton. In the

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, he was the

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candidate for

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, losing to En Marche's Christophe Jerretie in the second round.

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