Corrèze (; ) is a commune in the central French department of

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 ...

Geography

Corrèze is situated in the Massif Central in south-central France, within the regional nature park of Millevaches en Limousin. It borders on

Vitrac-sur-Montane Vitrac-sur-Montane (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Corrèze department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Corrèze department of France France ...

to the northeast, Saint-Priest-de-Gimel to the southeast,

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to the southwest, and Meyrignac-l'Église to the northwest. A little further to the southwest, about 20 kilometers from Corrèze, lies

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- ...

, the prefecture of the department. The

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 th ...

flows through the town, which is where it gets its name.

History

The first known mention of Corrèze dates from the ninth century A.D.. Later, it became a stop along the pilgrimage to Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, or

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, and a town formed around the church. It was burnt down by the English during the

Hundred Years War The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the Late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aquitaine and was triggered by a c ...

, but rebuilt later in the fifteenth century. The 1789 French Revolution did not have any notable effects on the town itself; the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, however, claimed over one hundred lives. With the onset of rural exodus and urbanization, the town has never reestablished its former population.

Population

References

Communes of Corrèze {{Corrèze-geo-stub