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.

### 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:

|rowspan="2"|INSEE Code || rowspan="2" | Canton || colspan="3" | Arrondissements || rowspan="2" | Total|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8701|Aixe-sur-Vienne||10||**10**|
|8702|Ambazac|5|11||**16**|
|8705|Condat-sur-Vienne||12||**12**|
|8706|Couzeix||7||**7**|
|8707|Eymoutiers||32||**32**|
|8708|Limoges-1||part of Limoges||part of Limoges|
|8709|Limoges-2||part of Limoges||part of Limoges|
|8710|Limoges-3||part of Limoges||part of Limoges|
|8711|Limoges-4||part of Limoges||part of Limoges|
|8712|Limoges-5||2 + part of Limoges||**2** + part of Limoges|
|8713|Limoges-6||part of Limoges||part of Limoges|
|8714|Limoges-7||part of Limoges||part of Limoges|
|8715|Limoges-8||part of Limoges||part of Limoges|
|8716|Limoges-9||1 + part of Limoges||**1** + part of Limoges|
|8716|Panazol||2||**2**|
|8720|Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat||13||**13**|
|8721|Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche||17||**17**|

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Limoges has 108 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

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

The _communes_ in the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|87085|Limoges|134,577|Limoges-1 to Limoges-9|Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole|
|87114|Panazol|10,734|Panazol|Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole|
|87050|Couzeix|8,955|Couzeix|Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole|
|87075|Isle|7,520|Limoges-9|Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole|
|87187|Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche|6,848|Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche|Le Pays de Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche|
|87065|Feytiat|6,147|Panazol|Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole|
|87113|Le Palais-sur-Vienne|6,069|Limoges-5|Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole|
|87001|Aixe-sur-Vienne|5,771|Aixe-sur-Vienne|Le Val de Vienne|
|87002|Ambazac|5,628|Ambazac|Les Monts d'Ambazac et du Val du Taurion|
|87048|Condat-sur-Vienne|4,983|Condat-sur-Vienne|Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Limoges
- **insee**: 872
- **nbcomm**: 108
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Limoges
- **area**: 2944.8
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Limoges 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine