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