Corrèze

**Corrèze** () is a department in south-western France, named after the Corrèze river. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and its capital is the city of Tulle.

## History

Corrèze is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the old province of Limousin (the _Bas Limousin_).

The new department had four districts: Uzerche, Ussel, Tulle and Brive. The capital (now prefecture) was Tulle.

In 1800, with the creation of the _arrondissements_ in France, the four districts were changed into three _arrondissements_: Tulle, Brive and Ussel.

On 10 September 1926, the _arrondissement_ of Ussel was eliminated but, on 6 December 1943, it became again an _arrondissement_.

## Geography

Corrèze is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region; it is to the west of the Massif Central. It has an area of .

The department is surrounded by 6 departments in 3 regions:
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
    - Creuse department
    - Dordogne department
    - Haute-Vienne department
- Occitanie region
    - Lot department
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
    - Cantal department
    - Puy-de-Dôme department

The highest point of the department is the Mont Bessou,  high; the lowest point is in the valley of the Vézère river and is  high.

The main rivers in the department are the Dordogne, the Vézère and the Corrèze that gives its name to the deparment.

### Climate

The climate in Brive-la-Gaillarde is an oceanic climate with template summers, **Cfb** (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.

The annual rainfall in Brive-la-Gaillarde is . The month with the most precipitation on average is October with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Brive-la-Gaillarde is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

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## Administration

The department is managed by the _Departmental Council of the Corrèze_ in Tulle. Corrèze is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

### Administrative divisions

There are 3 _arrondissements_ (districts), 19 _cantons_ and 283 _communes_ (municipalities) in Corrèze.

|INSEE code !!Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! width=70px | Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Density <small>(Inh./km²)</small> !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|191|Brive-la-Gaillarde|Brive-la-Gaillarde|130,034|1,526.4||97|
|192|Tulle|Tulle|78,408|2,564.4||106|
|193|Ussel|Ussel|32,898|1,766.1||80|

The following is a list of the 19 cantons of the **Corrèze** department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

1. Allassac <small>(1901)</small>
1. Argentat <small>(1902)</small>
1. Brive-la-Gaillarde-1 <small>(1903)</small>
1. Brive-la-Gaillarde-2 <small>(1904)</small>
1. Brive-la-Gaillarde-3 <small>(1905)</small>
1. Brive-la-Gaillarde-4 <small>(1906)</small>
1. Égletons <small>(1907)</small>
1. Haute-Dordogne <small>(1908)</small>
1. Malemort-sur-Corrèze <small>(1909)</small>
1. Midi Corrézien <small>(1910)</small>
1. Naves <small>(1911)</small>
1. Plateau de Millevaches <small>(1912)</small>
1. Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche <small>(1913)</small>
1. Sainte-Fortunade <small>(1914)</small>
1. Seilhac-Monédières <small>(1915)</small>
1. Tulle <small>(1916)</small>
1. Ussel <small>(1917)</small>
1. Uzerche <small>(1918)</small>
1. L'Yssandonnais <small>(1919)</small>

## Demographics

The inhabitants of Corrèze are known, in French, as _Corréziens_ (women: _Corréziennes_).

Corrèze has a population, in 2014, of 241,340, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. The _arrondissement_ of Brive-la-Gaillarde, with 130,034 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other two, Tulle and Ussel, have respectively 78,408 and 32,898 inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Corrèze**

The city with more people living in it is Brive-la-Gaillarde (46,961) and not the capitalː Tulle (14,325).

The main cities in the department are:

|City|Population <small>(2014)</small>|Arrondissement|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Brive-la-Gaillarde|46,961|Brive-la-Gaillarde|
|Tulle|14,325|Tulle|
|Ussel|9,772|Ussel|
|Malemort|7,984|Brive-la-Gaillarde|
|Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche|4,778|Brive-la-Gaillarde|
|Égletons|4,304|Tulle|
|Ussac|4,060|Brive-la-Gaillarde|
|Allassac|3,882|Brive-la-Gaillarde|
|Objat|3,574|Brive-la-Gaillarde|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Corrèze department
- Communes of the Corrèze department

## Other websites

- Departmental Council website
- Prefecture website
- Official Corrèze tourism website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Corrèze
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: Tulle Préfecture.jpg
- **image alt**: Prefecture building of the Corrèze department
- **image caption**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture building of the Corrèze department, in Tulle
- **image flag**: Drapeau département fr Corrèze.svg
- **flag size**: 125px
- **flag alt**: Flag of Corrèze
- **image shield**: Blason département fr Corrèze.svg
- **shield size**: 80px
- **shield alt**: Coat of arms
- **image map**: Corrèze-Position.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Corrèze in France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 4 March 1790
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Tulle
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefectures
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Brive-la-Gaillarde
- **p2**: Ussel, Corrèze, Ussel
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Pascal Coste
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 5856.8
- **population total**: 241340
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Corréziens
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 3
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons in France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 19
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 283
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-19
- **website**: [http://www.correze.fr http://www.correze.fr]