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Corrèze
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Corrèze (Occitan: Corresa) is a department in south-western France, named after the Corrèze river. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and its capital is the city of Tulle.
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Corrèze | |
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![]() Prefecture building of the Corrèze department, in Tulle | |
![]() Location of Corrèze in France | |
Coordinates: 45°20′N 1°50′E | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Département | 4 March 1790 |
Prefecture | Tulle |
Subprefectures | Brive-la-Gaillarde, Ussel |
Government | |
• President | Pascal Coste[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5,856.8 km2 (2,261.3 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[3] | |
• Total | 241,340 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Demonym | Corréziens |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FR-19 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 19 |
Communes | 283 |
Website | http://www.correze.fr |
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For other uses, see Corrèze (disambiguation).