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,Décret n° 2014-194 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Haute-Vienne 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:

+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Limoges INSEECode  Canton  Arrondissements  Total Bellac  Limoges  Rochechouart8701 Aixe-sur-Vienne10108702 Ambazac51116 8705 Condat-sur-Vienne1212 8706 Couzeix77 8707 Eymoutiers3232 8708 Limoges-1part of Limogespart of Limoges 8709 Limoges-2part of Limogespart of Limoges 8710 Limoges-3part of Limogespart of Limoges 8711 Limoges-4part of Limogespart of Limoges 8712 Limoges-52 + part of Limoges2 + part of Limoges 8713 Limoges-6part of Limogespart of Limoges 8714 Limoges-7part of Limogespart of Limoges 8715 Limoges-8part of Limogespart of Limoges 8716 Limoges-91 + part of Limoges1 + part of Limoges 8716 Panazol22 8720 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat1313 8721 Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche1717

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:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  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

References

Limoges