Arrondissement of Limoges

The arrondissement of Limoges is an arrondissement of France, in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Limoges.

History
When the Haute-Vienne department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Limoges was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Limoges is the most southern arrondissement of the Haute-Vienne department. It is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of  Bellac, to the east by the Creuse department, to the south by the Corrèze department, to the southwest by the Dordogne department and to the west by the arrondissement of  Rochechouart.

The arrondissement of Limoges is the largest arrondissement of the department, with area of , and it is the one with more people living in it with a population of 298,578 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

Composition

Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Limoges, the canton of Ambazac is the only canton that has communes in more than one arrondissement as can be seen in the following table:

Communes
The arrondissement of Limoges has 108 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

 Aixe-sur-Vienne (87001)
 Ambazac (87002)
 Augne (87004)
 Aureil (87005)
 Beaumont-du-Lac (87009)
 Bersac-sur-Rivalier (87013)
 Beynac (87015)
 Boisseuil (87019)
 Bonnac-la-Côte (87020)
 Bosmie-l'Aiguille (87021)
 Bujaleuf (87024)
 Burgnac (87025)
 Bussière-Galant (87027)
 Champnétery (87035)
 Chaptelat (87038)
 Cheissoux (87043)
 Châlus (87032)
 Château-Chervix (87039)
 Châteauneuf-la-Forêt (87040)
 Condat-sur-Vienne (87048)
 Coussac-Bonneval (87049)
 Couzeix (87050)
 Domps (87058)
 Eybouleuf (87062)
 Eyjeaux (87063)
 Eymoutiers (87064)
 Feytiat (87065)
 Flavignac (87066)
 Glandon (87071)
 Glanges (87072)
 Isle (87075)
 Jabreilles-les-Bordes (87076)
 Janailhac (87077)
 Jourgnac (87081)
 La Croisille-sur-Briance (87051)
 La Geneytouse (87070)
 La Jonchère-Saint-Maurice (87079)
 La Meyze (87096)
 La Porcherie (87120)
 La Roche-l'Abeille (87127)
 Ladignac-le-Long (87082)
 Laurière (87083)
 Lavignac (87084)
 Le Chalard (87031)
 Le Châtenet-en-Dognon (87042)
 Le Palais-sur-Vienne (87113)
 Le Vigen (87205)
 Les Billanges (87016)
 Les Cars (87029)
 Limoges (87085)
 Linards (87086)
 Magnac-Bourg (87088)
 Masléon (87093)
 Meilhac (87094)
 Meuzac (87095)
  Moissannes (87099)
 Nedde (87104)
 Neuvic-Entier (87105)
 Nexon (87106)
 Nieul (87107)
 Pageas (87112)
 Panazol (87114)
 Peyrat-le-Château (87117)
 Peyrilhac (87118)
 Pierre-Buffière (87119)
 Rempnat (87123)
 Rilhac-Lastours (87124)
 Rilhac-Rancon (87125)
 Royères (87129)
 Roziers-Saint-Georges (87130)
 Saint-Amand-le-Petit (87132)
 Saint-Bonnet-Briance (87138)
 Saint-Denis-des-Murs (87142)
 Saint-Gence (87143)
 Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle (87144)
 Saint-Germain-les-Belles (87146)
 Saint-Gilles-les-Forêts (87147)
 Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval (87148)
 Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (87150)
 Saint-Jean-Ligoure (87151)
 Saint-Jouvent (87152)
 Saint-Julien-le-Petit (87153)
 Saint-Just-le-Martel (87156)
 Saint-Laurent-les-Églises (87157)
 Saint-Léger-la-Montagne (87159)
 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (87161)
 Saint-Martin-Terressus (87167)
 Saint-Martin-le-Vieux (87166)
 Saint-Maurice-les-Brousses (87169)
 Saint-Méard (87170)
 Saint-Paul (87174)
 Saint-Priest-Ligoure (87176)
 Saint-Priest-Taurion (87178)
 Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe (87177)
 Saint-Sulpice-Laurière (87181)
 Saint-Sylvestre (87183)
 Saint-Vitte-sur-Briance (87186)
 Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (87187)
 Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe (87188)
 Sainte-Anne-Saint-Priest (87134)
 Sauviat-sur-Vige (87190)
 Solignac (87192)
 Surdoux (87193)
 Sussac (87194)
 Séreilhac (87191)
 Verneuil-sur-Vienne (87201)
 Veyrac (87202)
 Vicq-sur-Breuilh (87203)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Limoges