Arrondissements of the Corrèze department
There are 3 arrondissements in the Corrèze department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.
Arrondissements are further divided into communes.
The 3 arrondissements of Corrèze are:[1]
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population[2] (2014) |
Area[3] (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | Brive-la-Gaillarde | Brive-la-Gaillarde | 130,034 | 1,526.4 | 85.2 | 97 |
| 192 | Tulle | Tulle | 78,408 | 2,564.4 | 30.6 | 106 |
| 193 | Ussel | Ussel | 32,898 | 1,766.1 | 18.6 | 80 |
History
[change | change source]Since its creation, the Corrèze department has had some changes:[4]
- 1790 : creation of the Corrèze department with four districts: Uzerche, Ussel, Tulle and Brive. Tulle was the capital of the department.
- 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Ussel, Tulle and Brive; Uzerche was left out.
- 1926 : the arrondissement of Ussel is eliminated.
- 1943 : Ussel was made again an arrondissement of the department.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Département de la Corrèze (19)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ↑ "Département de la Corrèze (19)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ↑ "Historique de la Corrèze". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2016.