Corrèze

Also known as Corresa

Corrèze (; ) 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, on the border with Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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Corrèze is a department (administrative division) in France named after the Corrèze river that flows through it, and it is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. While its official administrative center is Tulle, the department's largest city is Brive-la-Gaillarde, and it sits along the borders with two other French regions.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Corrèze
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_skyline: Tulle Préfecture.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Prefecture building in Tulle
Settlement.image_flag: Drapeau département fr Corrèze.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Corrèze.svg
Settlement.image_map: Corrèze-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Corrèze in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Tulle
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: Brive-la-GaillardeUssel

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: department of France
Named after: Corrèze
Official name: Corrèze
Country: France
Located in: Limousin
Contains: Tarnac
Capital: Tulle
Population: 240826
Area: 5857
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Haute-Vienne
Highest point: Mont Bessou
Official website: www.correze.fr
Image: Tulle Préfecture.jpg

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inception: 1790-03-04
topic's main category: Category:Corrèze
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Corrèze
Commons category: Corrèze
Commons gallery: Corrèze
category for people born here: Category:Births in Corrèze
category of associated people: Category:People from Corrèze
annual number of weddings: 466
social media followers: 2444
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
number of viewers/listeners: 379333
native label: Corresa

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections

Contents

Geography
Location
Geology and relief
Hydrography
Climate
Principal towns
History
Demographics
Politics
Current National Assembly Representatives
Tourism
People
See also
References
External links

In 2023, Corrèze had a population of 240,826, divided among 277 communes. Its inhabitants are called Corréziens (masculine) and Corréziennes (feminine). Its INSEE and postal code is 19.

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