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Arrondissement of Limoges
Arrondissement of France
Location of Limoges in Haute-Vienne
Location of Limoges in Haute-Vienne
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Haute-Vienne
Communes 108
Prefecture Limoges
INSEE code 872
Area
 • Total 2,944.8 km2 (1,137.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 298,578
 • Density 101.3916/km2 (262.603/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Limoges is an arrondissement of France, in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Limoges.

History

When the Haute-Vienne department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Limoges was part of that original department.

Geography

The arrondissement of Limoges is the most southern arrondissement of the Haute-Vienne department. It is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Bellac, to the east by the Creuse department, to the south by the Corrèze department, to the southwest by the Dordogne department and to the west by the arrondissement of Rochechouart.

The arrondissement of Limoges is the largest arrondissement of the department, with area of 2,944.8 km2 (1,137.0 sq mi), and it is the one with more people living in it with a population of 298,578 inhabitants and a population density of 101.4 inhabitants/km².

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Limoges, the canton of Ambazac is the only canton that has communes in more than one arrondissement as can be seen in the following table:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Limoges
INSEE
Code		 Canton Arrondissements Total
Bellac Limoges Rochechouart
8701 Aixe-sur-Vienne 10 10
8702 Ambazac 5 11 16
8705 Condat-sur-Vienne 12 12
8706 Couzeix 7 7
8707 Eymoutiers 32 32
8708 Limoges-1 part of Limoges part of Limoges
8709 Limoges-2 part of Limoges part of Limoges
8710 Limoges-3 part of Limoges part of Limoges
8711 Limoges-4 part of Limoges part of Limoges
8712 Limoges-5 2 + part of Limoges 2 + part of Limoges
8713 Limoges-6 part of Limoges part of Limoges
8714 Limoges-7 part of Limoges part of Limoges
8715 Limoges-8 part of Limoges part of Limoges
8716 Limoges-9 1 + part of Limoges 1 + part of Limoges
8716 Panazol 2 2
8720 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat 13 13
8721 Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 17 17

Communes

The arrondissement of Limoges has 108 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

  1. Aixe-sur-Vienne (87001)
  2. Ambazac (87002)
  3. Augne (87004)
  4. Aureil (87005)
  5. Beaumont-du-Lac (87009)
  6. Bersac-sur-Rivalier (87013)
  7. Beynac (87015)
  8. Boisseuil (87019)
  9. Bonnac-la-Côte (87020)
  10. Bosmie-l'Aiguille (87021)
  11. Bujaleuf (87024)
  12. Burgnac (87025)
  13. Bussière-Galant (87027)
  14. Champnétery (87035)
  15. Chaptelat (87038)
  16. Cheissoux (87043)
  17. Châlus (87032)
  18. Château-Chervix (87039)
  19. Châteauneuf-la-Forêt (87040)
  20. Condat-sur-Vienne (87048)
  21. Coussac-Bonneval (87049)
  22. Couzeix (87050)
  23. Domps (87058)
  24. Eybouleuf (87062)
  25. Eyjeaux (87063)
  26. Eymoutiers (87064)
  27. Feytiat (87065)
  28. Flavignac (87066)
  29. Glandon (87071)
  30. Glanges (87072)
  31. Isle (87075)
  32. Jabreilles-les-Bordes (87076)
  33. Janailhac (87077)
  34. Jourgnac (87081)
  35. La Croisille-sur-Briance (87051)
  36. La Geneytouse (87070)
  37. La Jonchère-Saint-Maurice (87079)
  38. La Meyze (87096)
  39. La Porcherie (87120)
  40. La Roche-l'Abeille (87127)
  41. Ladignac-le-Long (87082)
  42. Laurière (87083)
  43. Lavignac (87084)
  44. Le Chalard (87031)
  45. Le Châtenet-en-Dognon (87042)
  46. Le Palais-sur-Vienne (87113)
  47. Le Vigen (87205)
  48. Les Billanges (87016)
  49. Les Cars (87029)
  50. Limoges (87085)
  51. Linards (87086)
  52. Magnac-Bourg (87088)
  53. Masléon (87093)
  54. Meilhac (87094)
  55. Meuzac (87095)
  56. Moissannes (87099)
  57. Nedde (87104)
  58. Neuvic-Entier (87105)
  59. Nexon (87106)
  60. Nieul (87107)
  61. Pageas (87112)
  62. Panazol (87114)
  63. Peyrat-le-Château (87117)
  64. Peyrilhac (87118)
  65. Pierre-Buffière (87119)
  66. Rempnat (87123)
  67. Rilhac-Lastours (87124)
  68. Rilhac-Rancon (87125)
  69. Royères (87129)
  70. Roziers-Saint-Georges (87130)
  71. Saint-Amand-le-Petit (87132)
  72. Saint-Bonnet-Briance (87138)
  73. Saint-Denis-des-Murs (87142)
  74. Saint-Gence (87143)
  75. Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle (87144)
  76. Saint-Germain-les-Belles (87146)
  77. Saint-Gilles-les-Forêts (87147)
  78. Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval (87148)
  79. Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (87150)
  80. Saint-Jean-Ligoure (87151)
  81. Saint-Jouvent (87152)
  82. Saint-Julien-le-Petit (87153)
  83. Saint-Just-le-Martel (87156)
  84. Saint-Laurent-les-Églises (87157)
  85. Saint-Léger-la-Montagne (87159)
  86. Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (87161)
  87. Saint-Martin-Terressus (87167)
  88. Saint-Martin-le-Vieux (87166)
  89. Saint-Maurice-les-Brousses (87169)
  90. Saint-Méard (87170)
  91. Saint-Paul (87174)
  92. Saint-Priest-Ligoure (87176)
  93. Saint-Priest-Taurion (87178)
  94. Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe (87177)
  95. Saint-Sulpice-Laurière (87181)
  96. Saint-Sylvestre (87183)
  97. Saint-Vitte-sur-Briance (87186)
  98. Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (87187)
  99. Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe (87188)
  100. Sainte-Anne-Saint-Priest (87134)
  101. Sauviat-sur-Vige (87190)
  102. Solignac (87192)
  103. Surdoux (87193)
  104. Sussac (87194)
  105. Séreilhac (87191)
  106. Verneuil-sur-Vienne (87201)
  107. Veyrac (87202)
  108. Vicq-sur-Breuilh (87203)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		 Commune Population
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
87085 Limoges 134,577 Limoges-1 to Limoges-9 Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole
87114 Panazol 10,734 Panazol Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole
87050 Couzeix 8,955 Couzeix Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole
87075 Isle 7,520 Limoges-9 Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole
87187 Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche 6,848 Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche Le Pays de Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
87065 Feytiat 6,147 Panazol Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole
87113 Le Palais-sur-Vienne 6,069 Limoges-5 Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole
87001 Aixe-sur-Vienne 5,771 Aixe-sur-Vienne Le Val de Vienne
87002 Ambazac 5,628 Ambazac Les Monts d'Ambazac et du Val du Taurion
87048 Condat-sur-Vienne 4,983 Condat-sur-Vienne Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole

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