Arrondissements of the Corrèze department

Map of arrondissements of the Corrèze department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Corrèze department are:[1][2]

  1. Arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde, (subprefecture: Brive-la-Gaillarde) with 96 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 128,968 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Tulle, (prefecture of the Corrèze department: Tulle) with 105 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,680 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Ussel, (subprefecture: Ussel) with 78 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 40,136 in 2021.

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.[3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Corrèze were modified in January 2017:[4]

  • 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. ^ "Arrêté du 27 juillet 2023 portant modification des limites territoriales dans le département de la Corrèze" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  3. ^ Historique de la Corrèze
  4. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 122–130. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
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