Limousin

Limousin (; ) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. Named after the old province of Limousin, the administrative region was founded in 1960. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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Limousin was an administrative region in southwest-central France created in 1960, made up of three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne. It ceased to exist as a separate region on January 1, 2016, when it was merged into the larger administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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Settlement.official_name: Limousin
Settlement.settlement_type: Region of France
Settlement.image_flag: Limousin flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 120px
Settlement.image_shield: BlasonLimousin.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_size: 75px
Settlement.image_map: Limousin in France.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.extinct_title: Dissolved
Settlement.extinct_date: 2016-01-01
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Limoges
Settlement.parts_type: Departments
Settlement.parts_style: list
Settlement.parts: 3
Settlement.p1: Corrèze (19)
Settlement.p2: Creuse (23)
Settlement.p3: Haute-Vienne (87)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Limousin
Area: 16942
Image: Château de Villefort (Creuse) 2.jpg

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Commons category: Limousin
Commons gallery: Limousin
native label: Limousin
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2015-12-31
inception: 1960-06-04

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Population
Major communities
History
Language
Transport
Notable residents
From Corrèze
From Creuse
From Haute-Vienne
See also
Footnotes
External links

Situated mostly in the west side of south-central French Massif Central, Limousin had (in 2010) 742,770 inhabitants spread out on nearly , making it the least populated region of metropolitan France.