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Corrèze
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| Corrèze | |
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Details | |
| Information | |
| Number | 19 |
| Region | Limousin |
| Prefecture | Tulle |
| Subprefecture | Brive-la-Gaillarde Ussel |
| Population | Ranked 80th
40 /km² |
| Area | 5,857 km² |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 37 |
| Communes | 286 |
| President of the general council | XX |
| Location | |
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Corrèze is a département in the center of France. It is also the surname of the infamous Jacques Corrèze.
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History
Corrèze was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It includes part of the former province of Limousin.
Geography
The department is part of the current region of Limousin. It is surrounded by the departments of Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Cantal, Puy-de-Dôme, Lot, and Dordogne.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens.
Miscellaneous topics
List of the communes of the Corrèze département
External links
- Prefecture website (in French)
- Conseil Général website (in French)
- http://www2.correze.net/EN/default.php
- http://www.correze.org/
- http://www.tourisme-correze.com/
Corrèze is also the name of a commune of the Corrèze département.
Last updated: 08-04-2005 20:11:12
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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