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Limousin

Region in southwest-central France

Limousin
Summary

Region in southwest-central France

FieldValue
official_nameLimousin
native_nameoc
settlement_typeRegion of France
image_flagLimousin flag.svg
flag_size120px
image_shieldBlasonLimousin.svg
blank_emblem_size75px
image_mapLimousin in France.svg
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameFrance
extinct_titleDissolved
extinct_date2016-01-01
seat_typePrefecture
seatLimoges
parts_typeDepartments
parts_stylelist
parts3
p1Corrèze (19)
p2Creuse (23)
p3Haute-Vienne (87)
leader_partyPS
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameGérard Vandenbroucke
area_footnotesINSEE
area_total_km216942
population_footnotes
population_total742770
population_as_of2010-01-01
population_density_km2auto
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+01:00
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+02:00
demographics_type1GDP
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Total
demographics1_info1€20.735 billion (2022)
demographics1_title2Per capita
demographics1_info2€28,300 (2022)
blank_name_sec2NUTS Region
blank_info_sec2FR6
websitecr-limousin.fr
iso_codeFR-L

the administrative region from 1960 to 2015

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.

Situated mostly in the west side of south-central French Massif Central, Limousin had (in 2010) 742,770 inhabitants spread out on nearly 17000 km2, making it the least populated region of metropolitan France.

Forming part of the southwest of the country, Limousin was bordered by the regions of Centre-Val de Loire to the north, Auvergne to the east, Midi-Pyrénées to the south, Aquitaine to the southwest, and Poitou-Charentes to the west. Limousin was also part of the larger historical Occitania region.

Population

The population of Limousin was aging and, until 1999, was declining. The department of Creuse had the oldest population of any in France. Between 1999 and 2004 the population of Limousin increased slightly, reversing a decline for the first time in decades.

Major communities

[[Limoges]], half-timbered house by the bridge Saint Martial
Small river in [[Creuse]], Limousin
  • Brive-la-Gaillarde
  • Guéret
  • Limoges
  • Panazol
  • Saint-Junien
  • Tulle
  • Ussel

History

Main article: History of Limousin

Limousin was one of the traditional provinces of France. Its name derived from that of a Celtic tribe, the Lemovices, who had their capital at Saint-Denis-des-Murs and whose main sanctuary in 2004 was found in Tintignac, a site which became a major site for Celtic studies thanks to unique objects which were found – such as the carnyces, unique in the whole Celtic world.

Viscount Aimar V of Limoges ( – ) was a notable ruler of the region.

Language

Until the 1970s, Occitan was the primary language of rural areas. There remained several different Occitan dialects in use in Limousin, although their use was rapidly declining. These were:

  • Limousin () dialect
  • Auvergnat () dialect in the East/North-East
  • Languedocien () in the Southern fringe of Corrèze
  • in the North, the Crescent transition area between Occitan and French is sometimes considered as a separate (basically Occitan) dialect called Marchois ().

Transport

  • The word limousine is derived from the name of the region. A particular type of carriage hood or roof physically resembled the raised hood of the cloak worn by the shepherds there.

Notable residents

From Corrèze

Main article: Corrèze#People

From Creuse

Main article: Creuse#Personalities

From Haute-Vienne

Main article: Haute-Vienne#Notable_people

Footnotes

References

  1. [http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/document.asp?reg_id=9&ref_id=19367 INSEE], 2010 census results
  2. "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
  3. {{cite French law
  4. Yann Leurs, ''Recensement : rebond démographique confirmé'', INSEE, 2006, see [http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/document.asp?reg_id=9&ref_id=9693 online]
  5. "Official website of Tintignac-Naves".
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