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Where is Corrèze located?

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 . In 2019, Corrèze had a population of 240,073, divided among 279 communes. Its inhabitants are called Corréziens (masculine) and Corréziennes (feminine).

Where is Creuse in France?

The next biggest town is La Souterraine and then Aubusson. The department is situated in the former Province of La Marche. Creuse is one of the most rural and sparsely populated departments in France, with a population density of 21/km 2 (56/sq mi), and a 2019 population of 116,617 - the second-smallest of any Departments in France.

Where is Haute-Vienne located?

Haute-Vienne ( French pronunciation: [ot vj?n]; Occitan: Nauta Vinhana, Nauta Viena; 'Upper Vienne ') is a département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve départements that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

What was the population of Corrèze in 1851?

The 1851 census recorded a population of 320,866: this remained relatively constant for the rest of the nineteenth century. During the twentieth century, however, Corrèze shared the experience of many of the country's rural departments as the population fell steadily.