Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

, named after the river

Corrèze Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ...

which runs through it. Although its prefecture is

Tulle Tulle (; ) is a commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the department of Corrèze, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Tulle is also the episcopal see of the Roman Cat ...

, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...

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, on the border with

Occitania Occitania ( oc, Occitània , , or ) is the historical region in Western and Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes still used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasse ...

and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In 2019, Corrèze had a population of 240,073,Populations légales 2019: 19 Corrèze
INSEE divided among 279 communes. Its inhabitants are called ''Corréziens'' (masculine) and ''Corréziennes'' (feminine). Its INSEE and postal code is 19.

Geography

The department makes up of most of Lower Limousin and owes its name to the Corrèze river whose entire course flows through the centre, and passes through the two main cities, Tulle and Brive.

is the prefecture of Corrèze and Brive-la-Gaillarde the largest city.

Location

Since 2015, the department is administrated by the

. To the north, it borders the departments of Haute-Vienne and the

Creuse Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the ea ...

, to the east, the departments of

Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (; oc, label=Auvergnat, lo Puèi de Doma or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2019, it had a population of 662,152.Cantal Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, with its prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians (fren ...

, to the south of that of the Lot and, finally, to the west of that of the

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is name ...

Geology and relief

Located west of the

Massif Central The (; oc, Massís Central, ; literally ''"Central Massif"'') is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France. Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,0 ...

, it consists of three zones: the Mountains (''Montagne''), the plateaus and the Brive Basin. The mountains' peak at 977 m at Mount Bessou. Its Rhenohercynian Zone formation is quite eroded. The plateaus have deep valleys that head towards the

river, such as at the Gimel waterfalls. South-west of Corrèze, the Brive

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enjoys a more favourable climate. There are sandstone hills like

Collonges-la-Rouge Collonges-la-Rouge (, literally ''Collonges the Red''; oc, Colonjas) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. History The monks of Charroux Abbey founded a priory in the 8th century which attracted ...

Hydrography

The department is crossed by several rivers, such as

Vézère The Vézère (; oc, Vesera) is a 211-km-long river in southwestern France. It is an important tributary to the Dordogne. Its source is in the northwestern part of the elevated plateau known as the Massif Central. It flows into the Dordogne near ...

, Corrèze or the Dordogne.

Climate

The department transitions between the

Aquitaine Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 Janu ...

and the Massif Central, the Corrèze department sees its elevation gradually rise from the basin of Brive to the Plateau de Millevaches, watershed of the Atlantic facade. This relief explains the wide variety of climates of Corrèze.

Principal towns

The most populous commune is Brive-la-Gaillarde; the prefecture

is the second-most populous. As of 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 4,000 inhabitants:

History

Corrèze is one of the original 83 departments created during the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in coup of 18 Brumaire, November 1799. Many of its ...

on 4 March 1790. It includes part of the former province of

Limousin Limousin (; oc, Lemosin ) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienn ...

(the Bas-Limousin). Within Corrèze the nineteenth-century railway planners, influenced in part by the department's topography, endowed Brive-la-Gaillarde with good connections and a major junction from which railway lines fanned out in six different directions. The railways arrived in 1860, at an opportune moment, directly after phylloxera had destroyed the local

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. The new railways enabled the farms in the area surrounding Brive to specialise in fruits and vegetables which they could now transport rapidly to the larger population centres of central and southern France. Locally, the new agriculture triggered the development, in the Brive basin, of related businesses and industries such as the manufacture of jams and liquors, as well as timber/paper-based packaging businesses.

Demographics

The 1851 census recorded a population of 320,866: this remained relatively constant for the rest of the nineteenth century. During the twentieth century, however, Corrèze shared the experience of many of the country's rural departments as the population fell steadily.

Politics

The President of the General Council was François Hollande of the

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until 2012 when he was elected President of the Republic. Jacques Chirac also served as a Deputy of the National Assembly from here for many years.

Current National Assembly Representatives

Tourism

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Uzerche Uzerche (; oc, Usercha) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France. In 1787, the English writer Arthur Young described the town as "the pearl of the Limousin" because of its picturesque setting ...

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Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne (, literally ''Beaulieu on Dordogne''; oc, Belluec) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, central France. Beaulieu is a medieval city, originally dominated by its great abbey of St Pie ...

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Argentat Argentat () is a former commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Argentat-sur-Dordogne. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Argentacois ...

People

People who were born or have significantly lived in Corrèze include: * The

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, dukes of Noailles and Ayen, which provided three

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, one

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and one archbishop of Paris * The

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, viscounts of

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* Bernard de Ventadour (1135–1195), a famous

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born at the castle of Ventadour *

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(1291–1352), 198th

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, born Pierre Roger in

Rosiers-d'Égletons Rosiers-d'Égletons (, literally ''Rosiers of Égletons''; oc, Rosiers daus Gletons) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Corrèze department *Pope Gregory XI Pope Gregory XI ...

* Pope Innocent VI (1295–1362), 199th pope, born Etienne Aubert in Beyssac *

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(1329–1378), 201st pope and last French pope, born Pierre Roger de Beaufort in Rosiers-d'Egletons *

Étienne Baluze Étienne Baluze (24 November 1630 – 28 July 1718) was a French scholar and historiographer, also known as Stephanus Baluzius. Biography Born in Tulle, he was educated at his native town, at the Jesuit college, where he studied the Arts. H ...

(1630–1718), scholar and personal librarian of Colbert *

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(1656–1723), cardinal and statesman, Prime Minister of France during the

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* Jean-Baptiste Treilhard (1742–1810), political figure of the

, member of Committee of Public Safety, president of the Convention that judged and sentenced to death

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, member of the

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and one of the redactors of the Napoleonic codes; he is buried in the

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(1754–1800),

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of the

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and politician, deputy of Correze in the Legislative Assembly, deputy of Corrèze in the

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, twice elected President of the Council of the Ancients * Pierre-André Latreille (1762–1833),

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and entomologist *

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(1763–1815),

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, marshal of the Empire and godfather of author Alexandre Dumas * Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot (1781–1844),

of the

* Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcelin Marbot (1782–1854),

of the

, author of the famous ''Memoirs of General Marbot'' * Edmond Perrier (1844–1921), anatomist and zoologist *

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(1856–1924),

, commander-in-chief of the French armies on the Western Front in 1917 * Léon Eyrolles (1861–1945), entrepreneur and politician *

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(1879–1962),

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and civil engineer, major pioneer of

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* In 1879

Adolphe Clément-Bayard Gustave Adolphe Clément, from 1909 Clément-Bayard (22 September 1855 – 10 March 1928), was a French entrepreneur. An orphan who became a blacksmith and a '' Compagnon du Tour de France'', he went on to race and manufacture bicycles, pneumati ...

built an iron smelter in Tulle to supply his Parisian cycle manufacturing business, but he did not have sufficient finance to make it viable. * Marius Vazeilles (1881–1973), politician and archeologist * Henri Queuille (1884–1970), mayor of Neuvic (1912–1965), deputy for Corrèze (1914–1935 and 1946–1958), senator for Corrèze (1935–1941) who refused to vote full powers to Pétain in 1940, three times Prime Minister of France during the Fourth Republic *

Edmond Michelet Edmond Michelet (8 October 1899 – 9 October 1970) was a French politician. He is the father of the writer Claude Michelet. On 17 June 1940, he distributed tracts calling to continue the war in all Brive-la-Gaillarde's mailboxes. It is consid ...

(1899–1970), politician and statesman, who did the first act of resistance of World War II in France by distributing tracts calling to continue the war in all Brive-la-Gaillarde's mailboxes on 17 June 1940, one day before Charles de Gaulle's

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* Antoinette Feuerwerker (1912–2003), lawyer and resistance member * David Feuerwerker (1912–1980), Rabbi and resistance member * Marie-Thérèse Nguyễn Hữu Thị Lan (1914–1963), the last empress consort of the Nguyễn dynasty in

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Jean Cazeneuve Jean Cazeneuve (17 May 1915 – 4 October 2005) was a French sociologist and anthropologist. Apart from being a scholar, he has been involved with Radio and TV at the executive level; from 1964 till 1974 he has been president of the French ...

(1915–2005), philosopher and sociologist, president of the ORTF and of TF1 * Pierre Neuville (1922– ), author of "Les combats de ma vie" SDE (2013). *

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(1925– ), economist and politician, 8th President of the European Commission (1985–1994), father of socialist leader

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André Malraux Georges André Malraux ( , ; 3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976) was a French novelist, art theorist, and Minister of Culture (France), minister of cultural affairs. Malraux's novel ''La Condition Humaine'' (Man's Fate) (1933) won the Prix Go ...

(1901–1976), writer, adventurer and statesman, member of the French Resistance in Corrèze during the

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* Jacques Chirac (1932–2019), deputy to the

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for Corrèze (1967–1995), President of the departement's General Council (1970–1979), Prime Minister of France (1974–1976 and 1986–1988),

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(1977–1995) and 22nd

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(1995–2007) *

Bernadette Chirac Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac ( Chodron de Courcel; born 18 May 1933) is a French politician and the widow of the former president Jacques Chirac. She and Chirac met as students at Sciences Po, and were married on 16 March 1956. They had thr ...

(1933– ), member of the departement's General Council and aide to the mayor of Sarran * François Hollande (1954– ), deputy for Corrèze (1988–1993 and 1997–2012), mayor of

(2001–2008), President of the department's General Council (2008–2012), leader of the

(1997–2008), 24th

(2012–2017) *

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(1930–2012), actor born in Bort-les-Orgues. * Rose Warfman (1916–2016 ), resistance member *

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(1920–2010), film director * Marcel Conche (1922– ), philosopher * Max Mamers (1943), born in Objat, racing driver two times champion of France of rallycross, organizer of the

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Trophy and the Paris-Corrèze. *

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(1953– ), born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, a man of television, singer. *

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(1943– ), rugby player *

Denis Tillinac Denis Tillinac (26 May 1947 – 26 September 2020) was a French writer and journalist.

(1947– ), author and journalist *

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(1953— ), novelist and essayist, born in Viam. *

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(1957– ), politician, former Secretary of State for Solidarities and Social Cohesion (2010–2012) *

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(1967– ), politician, former Minister of Higher Education and Research (2007–2011), former Minister of the Budget and Government's Spokeswoman (2011–2012) * René Teulade (1931–2014), member of the Senate *

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(1973– ), mathematician,

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in 2010 *

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(1978– ), French international

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player *

Dimitri Yachvili Dimitri Yachvili Markarian (born 19 September 1980, in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze) is a French former rugby union footballer who played as a scrum-half for Biarritz and France. He played for France from 2002 to 2012, earning 61 caps and scori ...

(1980– ), French international

player *

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(1985– ),

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who plays for Arsenal in the

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* Thomas Domingo (1985– ), French international

player *

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References

External links

*
Prefecture website
*
Departmental Council website

lacorreze.com
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