Limousin
Limousin (French pronunciation: [limuzɛ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Lemosin [lemuˈzi]) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne.
Limousin
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| Coordinates: 45.68795°N 1.620483°E | |
| Country | France |
| Dissolved | 2016-01-01 |
| Prefecture | Limoges |
| Departments | 3
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| Government | |
| • President | Gérard Vandenbroucke (PS) |
| Area INSEE | |
| • Total | 16,942 km2 (6,541 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-01-01) | |
| • Total | 742,770 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Gross Regional Product | |
| • Total | €19.771 billion |
| • Per capita | €27,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-L |
| NUTS Region | FR6 |
| Website | (in French)cr-limousin.fr |
Situated mostly in the west side of south-central French Massif Central, Limousin had (in 2010) 742,770 inhabitants spread out on nearly 17,000 km2 (6,600 square miles), making it the least populated region of metropolitan France.
Forming part of the southwest of the country, Limousin is bordered by the regions of Centre-Val de Loire to the north, Auvergne to the east, Midi-Pyrénées to the south, Aquitaine to the southwest, and Poitou-Charentes to the west. Limousin is also part of the larger historical Occitania region.