Tulle

**Tulle** () is a French commune, the *prefecture* of the Corrèze department in central France. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is also the capital of the *arrondissement* of Tulle.

## Geography
Tulle is in the valley of the Corrèze river at the confluence of this river with several tributaries: the Solane and the Céronne on the right side, and Saint-Bonnette and Montane on the left side. The city is in narrow part of the valley along several Kilometres.

The *commune* of Tulle has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The *commune* of Tulle is surrounded by the *communes*:

Three rivers flow through the *commune*ː the river Diège (the town sometimes is called *Ussel-sur-Diège*), the river Sarsonne and the stream *Étang Roux*.

### Climate
The climate of Tulle, in the Köppen climate classification, is **Cfb** - Oceanic climate with template summers.

## Population
The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as *Tullistes*.

With a population of 14,325, Tulle has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Tulle**

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Tulle forms, together with other 7 *communes*, the urban area of Tulle with a population of 21,108 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Tulle, formed by 25 *communes*, with a population of 30,970 inhabitants (2013) and an area of .

## Administration 
Tulle is the prefecture of the Corrèze department, the capital of the *arrondissement* of Tulle and the administrative centre () of the canton of Tulle.

It is part of the intercommunality *Tulle Agglo* ().

### Twinned and partner towns 
Tulle is twinned with:
*  Schorndorf, Germany
*  Errenteria, Spain
*  Bury, England, United Kingdom
*  Lousada, Portugal
*  Smolensk, Russia
*  Dueville, Italy

## Gallery 

File:Tulle Préfecture.jpg|Prefecture.
File:Tulle, pont de l'Escurol.JPG|Tulle downtown.
File:Eglise Saint-Joseph de Tulle 1.jpg|*Saint-Joseph* church.
File:Theatre tulle.jpg|Tulle theatre.

## Related pages
* Arrondissement of Tulle
* Communes of the Corrèze department
*Tulle massacre

## References
## Other websites
* Mairie de Tulle website 
* Office de Tourisme Intercommunal Tulle et Cœur de Corrèze