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'''Corrèze''' ({{IPA-fr|kɔʁɛz}}; {{lang-oc|Corresa}}) is a [[Departments of France|department]] in Southwestern [[France]], named after the river [[Corrèze (river)|Corrèze]] which runs through it. Its capital is [[Tulle]], and its most populated town is [[Brive-la-Gaillarde]].
'''Corrèze''' ({{IPA-fr|kɔʁɛz|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Corrèze.wav}}; {{lang-oc|Corresa}}) is a [[Departments of France|département]] in [[France]], named after the river [[Corrèze (river)|Corrèze]] which runs through it. Although its [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] is [[Tulle]], its most populated city is [[Brive-la-Gaillarde]]. Corrèze is located in the [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[Regions of France|region]], on the border with [[Occitania (administrative region)|Occitania]] and [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]].


In 2019, Corrèze had a population of 240,073,<ref name=pop2019>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep19.pdf Populations légales 2019: 19 Corrèze], INSEE</ref> divided among [[Communes of the Corrèze department|279 communes]]. Its inhabitants are called ''Corréziens'' (masculine) and ''Corréziennes'' (feminine). Its [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques|INSEE]] and postal code is 19.
The inhabitants of the department are called ''Corréziens''.


==Geography==
==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. [[Tulle]] is the [[prefecture]] of Corrèze and [[Brive-la-Gaillarde]] the largest city.
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-la-Gaillarde]]. Tulle is the [[prefecture]] of Corrèze, and Brive-la-Gaillarde the largest city.

===Location===
===Location===
Since 2015, the department is administrated by the [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[regions of France|region]]. To the north, it borders the departments of [[Haute-Vienne]] and the [[Creuse]], to the east, the departments of [[Puy-de-Dôme]] and [[Cantal]], to the south of that of the [[Lot (department)|Lot]] and, finally, to the west of that of the [[Dordogne]].
Since 2015, the department is administered by the [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[regions of France|region]]. To the north, it borders the departments of [[Haute-Vienne]] and the [[Creuse]], to the east, the departments of [[Puy-de-Dôme]] and [[Cantal]], to the south of that of the [[Lot (department)|Lot]] and, finally, to the west of that of the [[Dordogne]].

===Geology and relief===
===Geology and relief===
Located west of the [[Massif Central]], it consists of three zones: the Mountains (''Montagne''), the plateaus and the Brive Basin.
Located west of the [[Massif Central]], it consists of three zones: the Mountains (''Montagne''), the plateaus and the Brive Basin.


The mountains' peak at 987 m at [[Mount Bessou]]. Its [[Rhenohercynian Zone]] formation is quite eroded.
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 [[Dordogne (river)|Dordogne]] river, such as at the Gimel waterfalls.
The plateaus have deep valleys that head towards the [[Dordogne (river)|Dordogne]] river, such as at the Gimel waterfalls.


South-west of Corrèze, the Brive [[sedimentary basin]] enjoys a more favourable climate. There are sandstone hills like [[Collonges-la-Rouge]].
South-west of Corrèze, the Brive [[sedimentary basin]] enjoys a more favourable climate. There are sandstone hills like [[Collonges-la-Rouge]].

===Hydrography===
===Hydrography===
The department is crossed by several rivers, such as [[Vézère]], Corrèze or the Dordogne.
The department is crossed by several rivers, such as [[Vézère]], Corrèze or the Dordogne.

===Climate===
===Climate===
The department transitions between the [[Aquitaine]] 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.
The department transitions between the [[Aquitaine]] 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 [[Tulle]] is the second-most populous. As of 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 4,000 inhabitants:<ref name=pop2019/>

{| class=wikitable
! Commune
! Population (2019)
|-
| [[Brive-la-Gaillarde]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 46,330
|-
| [[Tulle]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 14,812
|-
| [[Ussel, Corrèze|Ussel]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 9,358
|-
| [[Malemort]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 7,984
|-
| [[Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 4,751
|-
| [[Égletons]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 4,295
|-
| [[Ussac]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 4,215
|}


==History==
==History==
{{historical populations|11=1791|12=269,767|13=1801|14=243,654|15=1806|16=254,233|17=1821|18=273,418|19=1831|20=294,834|21=1841|22=306,480|23=1851|24=320,864|25=1861|26=310,118|27=1872|28=302,746|29=1881|30=317,066|31=1891|32=328,151|33=1901|34=318,422|35=1911|36=309,673|37=1921|38=273,808|39=1931|40=264,129|41=1936|42=262,743|43=1946|44=254,574|45=1954|46=242,798|47=1962|48=237,926|49=1968|50=237,858|51=1975|52=240,363|53=1982|54=241,448|55=1990|56=237,908|57=1999|58=232,576|59=2006|60=240,363|61=2011|62=242,454|63=2016|64=241,535|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://splaf.free.fr/ Site sur la Population et les Limites Administratives de la France]</ref>}}Corrèze is one of the original 83 departments created during the [[French Revolution]] on 4 March 1790. It includes part of the [[provinces of France|former province]] of [[Limousin (province)|Limousin]] (the Bas-Limousin).
Corrèze is one of the original 83 departments created during the [[French Revolution]] on 4 March 1790. It includes part of the [[provinces of France|former province]] of [[Limousin (province)|Limousin]] (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 [[vineyard|wine industry]]. 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.
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.


{{historical populations|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://splaf.free.fr/19his.html|title=Historique de la Corrèze|website=Le SPLAF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4176909?geo=DEP-19|title=Évolution et structure de la population en 2016|publisher=INSEE}}</ref>|graph-pos=bottom|cols=2|align=none
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 [[vineyard|wine industry]]. 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.
|11=1791|12=269,767|13=1801|14=243,654|15=1806|16=254,233|17=1821|18=273,418|19=1831|20=294,834|21=1841|22=306,480|23=1851|24=320,864|25=1861|26=310,118|27=1872|28=302,746|29=1881|30=317,066|31=1891|32=328,151|33=1901|34=318,422|35=1911|36=309,673|37=1921|38=273,808|39=1931|40=264,129|41=1936|42=262,743|43=1946|44=254,574|45=1954|46=242,798|47=1962|48=237,926|49=1968|50=237,858|51=1975|52=240,363|53=1982|54=241,448|55=1990|56=237,908|57=1999|58=232,576|59=2006|60=240,363|61=2011|62=242,454|63=2016|64=241,535}}


==Politics==
==Politics==
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! style="background-color: {{Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Union for a Popular Movement}}" |
|[[Union for a Popular Movement]] ||align="right"| 18
|[[Union for a Popular Movement]] ||align="right"| 18
|-
|-
! style="background-color: {{Socialist Party (France)/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
! style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (France)}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|[[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] ||align="right"| 16
|[[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] ||align="right"| 16
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|-
! style="background-color: {{French Communist Party/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
! style="background-color: {{party color|French Communist Party}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|[[French Communist Party]] ||align="right"| 2
|[[French Communist Party]] ||align="right"| 2
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! style="background-color: {{Miscellaneous Left/meta/color}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
! style="background-color: {{party color|Miscellaneous Left}}" |<span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span>
|[[Miscellaneous Left]] ||align="right"| 1
|[[Miscellaneous Left]] ||align="right"| 1
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!colspan="2"|Constituency!!Member<ref>http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/</ref>!!Party
!colspan="2"|Constituency!!Member<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/|title=Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français|first=Assemblée|last=Nationale|website=Assemblée nationale}}</ref>!!Party
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|style="background-color: {{La République En Marche!/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|The Republicans (France)}}" |
| [[Corrèze's 1st constituency]]
| [[Corrèze's 1st constituency]]
| [[Christophe Jerretie]]
| [[Francis Dubois]]
| [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]]
| [[La République En Marche!]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{The Republicans (France)/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|The Republicans (France)}}" |
| [[Corrèze's 2nd constituency]]
| [[Corrèze's 2nd constituency]]
| [[Frédérique Meunier]]
| [[Frédérique Meunier]]
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==Tourism==
==Tourism==
<gallery>
<gallery widths="200px" heights="160px">
File:Uzerche, Église Saint-Pierre-PM 18517.jpg|[[Uzerche]]
File:Uzerche, Église Saint-Pierre-PM 18517.jpg|[[Uzerche]]
File:Tulle 2207.jpg|[[Tulle]]
File:Tulle 2207.jpg|[[Tulle]]
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==People==
==People==
People who were born or have significantly lived in Corrèze include:
People who were born or have significantly lived in Corrèze include:

* The [[Duke of Noailles|House of Noailles]], dukes of [[Noailles, Corrèze|Noailles]] and [[Ayen]], which provided three [[Marshal of France|marshals of France]], one [[admiral of France]] and one [[archbishop of Paris]]
* The [[House of La Tour d'Auvergne]], viscounts of [[Turenne, Corrèze|Turenne]]
* [[Bernart de Ventadorn|Bernard de Ventadour]] (1135–1195), a famous [[troubadour]] born at the [[Château de Ventadour|castle of Ventadour]]
* [[Pope Clement VI]] (1291–1352), 198th [[pope]], born Pierre Roger in [[Rosiers-d'Égletons]]
* [[Pope Innocent VI]] (1295–1362), 199th pope, born Etienne Aubert in [[Beyssac]]
* [[Pope Gregory XI]] (1329–1378), 201st pope and last French pope, born Pierre Roger de Beaufort in Rosiers-d'Egletons
* [[Étienne Baluze]] (1630–1718), scholar and personal librarian of [[Jean-Baptiste Colbert|Colbert]]
* [[Étienne Baluze]] (1630–1718), scholar and personal librarian of [[Jean-Baptiste Colbert|Colbert]]
* [[Guillaume Dubois]] (1656–1723), [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] and statesman, [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] during the [[Régence]]
* [[Jean Baptiste Treilhard|Jean-Baptiste Treilhard]] (1742–1810), political figure of the [[French Revolution]], member of [[Committee of Public Safety]], president of the Convention that judged and sentenced to death [[King of France|King]] [[Louis XVI]], member of the [[French Directory|Directory]] and one of the redactors of the [[Napoleonic code]]s; he is buried in the [[Panthéon, Paris|Panthéon]]
* [[Jean-Antoine Marbot]] (1754–1800), [[Général|general]] of the [[French Army]] and politician, deputy of Correze in the [[Legislative Assembly (France)|Legislative Assembly]], deputy of Corrèze in the [[Council of the Ancients]], twice elected [[Council of Ancients#Presidents of the Council of Ancients|President of the Council of the Ancients]]
* [[Pierre André Latreille|Pierre-André Latreille]] (1762–1833), [[zoology|zoologist]] and [[entomology|entomologist]]
* [[Guillaume Marie Anne Brune]] (1763–1815), [[marshal of France]], marshal of the Empire and godfather of author [[Alexandre Dumas]]
* [[Guillaume Marie Anne Brune]] (1763–1815), [[marshal of France]], marshal of the Empire and godfather of author [[Alexandre Dumas]]
* [[Adolphe Marbot|Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot]] (1781–1844), [[Général|general]] of the [[French Army]]
* [[Marcellin Marbot|Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcelin Marbot]] (1782–1854), [[Général|general]] of the [[French Army]], author of the famous ''Memoirs of General Marbot''
* [[Edmond Perrier]] (1844–1921), anatomist and zoologist
* [[Robert Nivelle]] (1856–1924), [[Général|general]], commander-in-chief of the [[French Army|French armies]] on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] in 1917
* [[Léon Eyrolles]] (1861–1945), entrepreneur and politician
* [[Eugène Freyssinet]] (1879–1962), [[structural engineer|structural]] and [[civil engineer]], major pioneer of [[prestressed concrete]]
* In 1879 [[Adolphe Clément-Bayard]] 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, Corrèze|Neuvic]] (1912–1965), deputy for Corrèze (1914–1935 and 1946–1958), [[Senate of France|senator]] for Corrèze (1935–1941) who refused to vote full powers to Pétain in 1940, three times [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] during the [[French Fourth Republic|Fourth Republic]]
* [[Edmond Michelet]] (1899–1970), politician and statesman, who did the first act of [[French Resistance|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 [[Appeal of 18 June]]
* [[Antoinette Feuerwerker]] (1912–2003), lawyer and resistance member
* [[David Feuerwerker]] (1912–1980), Rabbi and resistance member
* [[Nam Phương|Marie-Thérèse Nguyễn Hữu Thị Lan]] (1914–1963), the last empress consort of the [[Nguyễn dynasty]] in [[Vietnam]]
* [[Jean Cazeneuve]] (1915–2005), philosopher and sociologist, president of the [[ORTF]] and of [[TF1]]
* [[Jean Cazeneuve]] (1915–2005), philosopher and sociologist, president of the [[ORTF]] and of [[TF1]]
* [[Pierre Neuville]] (1922– ), author of "Les combats de ma vie" SDE (2013).
* [[Jacques Delors]] (1925– ), economist and politician, 8th [[President of the European Commission]] (1985–1994), father of socialist leader [[Martine Aubry]]
* [[André Malraux]] (1901–1976), writer, adventurer and statesman, member of the [[Maquis du Limousin|French Resistance in Corrèze]] during the [[Second World War]]
* [[Jacques Chirac]] (1932–2019), deputy to the [[Assemblée Nationale]] for Corrèze (1967–1995), President of the departement's [[general councils (France)|General Council]] (1970–1979), [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] (1974–1976 and 1986–1988), [[Mayor of Paris]] (1977–1995) and 22nd [[President of the French Republic]] (1995–2007)
* [[Jacques Chirac]] (1932–2019), deputy to the [[Assemblée Nationale]] for Corrèze (1967–1995), President of the departement's [[general councils (France)|General Council]] (1970–1979), [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] (1974–1976 and 1986–1988), [[Mayor of Paris]] (1977–1995) and 22nd [[President of the French Republic]] (1995–2007)
* [[Bernadette Chirac]] (1933– ), member of the departement's General Council and aide to the mayor of [[Sarran]]
* [[Bernadette Chirac]] (1933– ), member of the departement's General Council and aide to the mayor of [[Sarran]]
* [[Pope Clement VI]] (1291–1352), 198th [[pope]], born Pierre Roger in [[Rosiers-d'Égletons]]
* [[François Hollande]] (1954– ), deputy for Corrèze (1988–1993 and 1997–2012), mayor of [[Tulle]] (2001–2008), President of the department's General Council (2008–2012), leader of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] (1997–2008), 24th [[President of the French Republic]] (2012–2017)
* In 1879 [[Adolphe Clément-Bayard]] built an iron smelter in Tulle to supply his Parisian cycle manufacturing business, but he did not have sufficient finance to make it viable.
* [[Pierre Tornade]] (1930–2012), actor born in Bort-les-Orgues.
* [[Rose Warfman]] (1916–2016 ), resistance member
* [[Eric Rohmer]] (1920–2010), film director
* [[Marcel Conche]] (1922– ), philosopher
* [[Marcel Conche]] (1922– ), philosopher
* [[Bernart de Ventadorn|Bernard de Ventadour]] (1135–1195), a famous [[troubadour]] born at the [[Château de Ventadour|castle of Ventadour]]
* [[Max Mamers]] (1943), born in Objat, racing driver two times champion of France of rallycross, organizer of the [[Andros]] Trophy and the Paris-Corrèze.
* [[Jacques Delors]] (1925– ), economist and politician, 8th [[President of the European Commission]] (1985–1994), father of socialist leader [[Martine Aubry]]
* [[Patrick Sébastien]] (1953– ), born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, a man of television, singer.
* [[Pierre Villepreux]] (1943– ), rugby player
* [[Thomas Domingo]] (1985– ), [[France national rugby union team|French international]] [[rugby union]] player
* [[Guillaume Dubois]] (1656–1723), [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] and statesman, [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] during the [[Régence]]
* [[Denis Tillinac]] (1947– ), author and journalist
* [[Richard Millet]] (1953- ), novelist and essayist, born in Viam.
* [[Léon Eyrolles]] (1861–1945), entrepreneur and politician
* [[David Feuerwerker]] (1912–1980), Rabbi and resistance member
* [[Antoinette Feuerwerker]] (1912–2003), lawyer and resistance member
* [[Eugène Freyssinet]] (1879–1962), [[structural engineer|structural]] and [[civil engineer]], major pioneer of [[prestressed concrete]]
* [[Pope Gregory XI]] (1329–1378), 201st pope and last French pope, born Pierre Roger de Beaufort in Rosiers-d'Egletons
* [[Cédric Heymans]] (1978– ), [[France national rugby union team|French international]] [[rugby union]] player
* [[François Hollande]] (1954– ), deputy for Corrèze (1988–1993 and 1997–2012), mayor of [[Tulle]] (2001–2008), President of the department's General Council (2008–2012), leader of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] (1997–2008), 24th [[President of the French Republic]] (2012–2017)
* The [[House of La Tour d'Auvergne]], viscounts of [[Turenne, Corrèze|Turenne]]
* The [[Duke of Noailles|House of Noailles]], dukes of [[Noailles, Corrèze|Noailles]] and [[Ayen]], which provided three [[Marshal of France|marshals of France]], one [[admiral of France]] and one [[archbishop of Paris]]
* [[Pope Innocent VI]] (1295–1362), 199th pope, born Etienne Aubert in [[Beyssac]]
* [[Laurent Koscielny]] (1985– ), [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the [[Premier League]]
* [[Pierre André Latreille|Pierre-André Latreille]] (1762–1833), [[zoology|zoologist]] and [[entomology|entomologist]]
* [[André Malraux]] (1901–1976), writer, adventurer and statesman, member of the [[Maquis du Limousin|French Resistance in Corrèze]] during the [[Second World War]]
* [[Max Mamers]] (1943), born in Objat, racing driver, two-time champion of France of rallycross, organizer of the [[Andros]] Trophy and the Paris-Corrèze
* [[Jean-Antoine Marbot]] (1754–1800), [[Général|general]] of the [[French Army]] and politician, deputy of Correze in the [[Legislative Assembly (France)|Legislative Assembly]], deputy of Corrèze in the [[Council of the Ancients]], twice elected [[Council of Ancients#Presidents of the Council of Ancients|President of the Council of the Ancients]]
* [[Adolphe Marbot|Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot]] (1781–1844), [[Général|general]] of the [[French Army]]
* [[Marcellin Marbot|Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcelin Marbot]] (1782–1854), [[Général|general]] of the [[French Army]], author of the famous ''Memoirs of General Marbot''
* [[Edmond Michelet]] (1899–1970), politician and statesman, who did the first act of [[French Resistance|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 [[Appeal of 18 June]]
* [[Richard Millet]] (1953— ), novelist and essayist, born in Viam.
* [[Marie-Anne Montchamp]] (1957– ), politician, former Secretary of State for Solidarities and Social Cohesion (2010–2012)
* [[Marie-Anne Montchamp]] (1957– ), politician, former Secretary of State for Solidarities and Social Cohesion (2010–2012)
* [[Pierre Neuville]] (1922– ), author of "Les combats de ma vie" SDE (2013).
* [[Nam Phương|Marie-Thérèse Nguyễn Hữu Thị Lan]] (1914–1963), the last empress consort of the [[Nguyễn dynasty]] in [[Vietnam]]
* [[Robert Nivelle]] (1856–1924), [[Général|general]], commander-in-chief of the [[French Army|French armies]] on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] in 1917
* [[Valérie Pécresse]] (1967– ), politician, former Minister of Higher Education and Research (2007–2011), former [[List of Budget Ministers of France|Minister of the Budget]] and Government's Spokeswoman (2011–2012)
* [[Valérie Pécresse]] (1967– ), politician, former Minister of Higher Education and Research (2007–2011), former [[List of Budget Ministers of France|Minister of the Budget]] and Government's Spokeswoman (2011–2012)
* [[Edmond Perrier]] (1844–1921), anatomist and zoologist
* [[Henri Queuille]] (1884–1970), mayor of [[Neuvic, Corrèze|Neuvic]] (1912–1965), deputy for Corrèze (1914–1935 and 1946–1958), [[Senate of France|senator]] for Corrèze (1935–1941) who refused to vote full powers to Pétain in 1940, three times [[List of Prime Ministers of France|Prime Minister of France]] during the [[French Fourth Republic|Fourth Republic]]
* [[Eric Rohmer]] (1920–2010), film director
* [[Patrick Sébastien]] (1953– ), born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, man of television, singer
* [[René Teulade]] (1931–2014), member of the Senate
* [[René Teulade]] (1931–2014), member of the Senate
* [[Denis Tillinac]] (1947– ), author and journalist
* [[Pierre Tornade]] (1930–2012), actor, born in Bort-les-Orgues
* [[Jean Baptiste Treilhard|Jean-Baptiste Treilhard]] (1742–1810), political figure of the [[French Revolution]], member of [[Committee of Public Safety]], president of the Convention that judged and sentenced to death [[King of France|King]] [[Louis XVI]], member of the [[French Directory|Directory]] and one of the redactors of the [[Napoleonic code]]s; he is buried in the [[Panthéon, Paris|Panthéon]]
* [[Marius Vazeilles]] (1881–1973), politician and archeologist
* [[Varg Vikernes]] (1973– ), Norwegian musician and writer
* [[Cédric Villani]] (1973– ), mathematician, [[Fields Medalist]] in 2010
* [[Cédric Villani]] (1973– ), mathematician, [[Fields Medalist]] in 2010
* [[Cédric Heymans]] (1978– ), [[France national rugby union team|French international]] [[rugby union]] player
* [[Pierre Villepreux]] (1943– ), rugby player
* [[Rose Warfman]] (1916–2016 ), resistance member
* [[Dimitri Yachvili]] (1980– ), [[France national rugby union team|French international]] [[rugby union]] player
* [[Dimitri Yachvili]] (1980– ), [[France national rugby union team|French international]] [[rugby union]] player
* [[Laurent Koscielny]] (1985– ), [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the [[Premier League]]
* [[Thomas Domingo]] (1985– ), [[France national rugby union team|French international]] [[rugby union]] player
* [[Varg Vikernes]] (1973– ), Norwegian musician and writer


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Cantons of the Corrèze department]]
* [[Arrondissements of the Corrèze department]]
*[[Communes of the Corrèze department]]
* [[Cantons of the Corrèze department]]
*[[Arrondissements of the Corrèze department]]
* [[Communes of the Corrèze department]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.correze.pref.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website]
* {{In lang|fr|cap=yes}} [https://www.correze.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website]
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.cg19.fr/ General Council website]
* {{In lang|fr|cap=yes}} [https://www.correze.fr/ Departmental Council website]
*[http://www.lacorreze.com lacorreze.com] a lot of photos
* [http://www.lacorreze.com lacorreze.com] a lot of photos


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For other uses, see Corrèze (disambiguation).

Corrèze
Corresa (Occitan)
Department of France
Prefecture building in Tulle
Prefecture building in Tulle
Flag of Corrèze
Flag
Coat of arms of Corrèze
Coat of arms
Location of Corrèze in France
Location of Corrèze in France
Coordinates: 45°20′N 1°50′E / 45.333°N 1.833°E / 45.333; 1.833
LandFrankreich
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
PrefectureTulle
SubprefecturesBrive-la-Gaillarde
Ussel
Regierung
 • President of the Departmental CouncilPascal Coste[1] (LR)
Area
1
 • Total5,857 km2 (2,261 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total239,784
 • Rank84th
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-19
Department number19
Largest cityBrive-la-Gaillarde
Arrondissements3
Cantons19
Communes279
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Corrèze (French pronunciation: [kɔʁɛz] ⓘ; Occitan: Corresa) is a département in Frankreich, 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, on the border with Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

In 2019, Corrèze had a population of 240,073,[3] 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-la-Gaillarde. Tulle is the prefecture of Corrèze, and Brive-la-Gaillarde the largest city.

Standort

Since 2015, the department is administered by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. To the north, it borders the departments of Haute-Vienne and the Creuse, to the east, the departments of Puy-de-Dôme and Cantal, to the south of that of the Lot and, finally, to the west of that of the Dordogne.

Geology and relief

Located west of the Massif Central, 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 Dordogne river, such as at the Gimel waterfalls.

South-west of Corrèze, the Brive sedimentary basin enjoys a more favourable climate. There are sandstone hills like Collonges-la-Rouge.

Hydrography

The department is crossed by several rivers, such as Vézère, Corrèze or the Dordogne.

Climate

The department transitions between the Aquitaine 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 Tulle is the second-most populous. As of 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 4,000 inhabitants:[3]

Commune Population (2019)
Brive-la-Gaillarde 46,330
Tulle 14,812
Ussel 9,358
Malemort 7,984
Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche 4,751
Égletons 4,295
Ussac 4,215

History

Corrèze is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It includes part of the former province of Limousin (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 wine industry. 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1791269,767—    
1801243,654−1.01%
1806254,233+0.85%
1821273,418+0.49%
1831294,834+0.76%
1841306,480+0.39%
1851320,864+0.46%
1861310,118−0.34%
1872302,746−0.22%
1881317,066+0.51%
1891328,151+0.34%
1901318,422−0.30%
1911309,673−0.28%
1921273,808−1.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1931264,129−0.36%
1936262,743−0.11%
1946254,574−0.32%
1954242,798−0.59%
1962237,926−0.25%
1968237,858−0.00%
1975240,363+0.15%
1982241,448+0.06%
1990237,908−0.18%
1999232,576−0.25%
2006240,363+0.47%
2011242,454+0.17%
2016241,535−0.08%
Sources:[4][5]

Politics

The President of the General Council was François Hollande of the Socialist Party 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.

Party seats
Union for a Popular Movement 18
• Socialist Party 16
• French Communist Party 2
• Miscellaneous Left 1

Current National Assembly Representatives

Constituency Member[6] Party
Corrèze's 1st constituency Francis Dubois The Republicans
Corrèze's 2nd constituency Frédérique Meunier The Republicans

Tourism

Menschen

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Populations légales 2019: 19 Corrèze, INSEE
  4. ^ "Historique de la Corrèze". Le SPLAF.
  5. ^ "Évolution et structure de la population en 2016". INSEE.
  6. ^ Nationale, Assemblée. "Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français". Assemblée nationale.
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