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Arrondissements of the Corrèze department

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Map of arrondissements of the Corrèze department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Corrèze department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde, (subprefecture: Brive-la-Gaillarde) with 96 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 128,863 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Tulle, (prefecture of the Corrèze department: Tulle) with 104 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 70,741 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Ussel, (subprefecture: Ussel) with 80 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 41,931 in 2016.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Tulle, Brive and Ussel were established. The arrondissement of Ussel was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943.[4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Corrèze were modified in January 2017:[5]

  • three communes from the arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde to the arrondissement of Tulle
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Tulle to the arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde
  • 19 communes from the arrondissement of Tulle to the arrondissement of Ussel
  • eight communes from the arrondissement of Ussel to the arrondissement of Tulle

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Brive-la-Gaillarde (191)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  3. ^ "Arrondissement de Tulle (192)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  4. ^ Historique de la Corrèze
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 122–130. Retrieved 2019-10-09.