Limousin - Definition and Overview

Région Limousin
Détails
Information
Capital:	Limoges
Population  - Total  - Density	710 939 (1999) 42 /km²
Area	16 942 km²
Arrondissements	8
Cantons	106
Communes	747
President of the regional council	Jean-Paul Denanot
Départements
Corrèze (19) Creuse (23) Haute-Vienne (87)
Location

Limousin is a former province of France and now a region of France, around the city of Limoges.

The limousine car is named after the region because the inhabitants wore a hood with a profile perceived to be similar to that of the car.

Culture

The Limousin language, which used to be spoken in the region, was possibly a dialect of Occitan.

Regions of France
Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Lower Normandy | Burgundy | Brittany | Centre | Champagne-Ardenne | Corsica | Franche-Comté | Upper Normandy | Île-de-France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-Pyrénées | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Loire Region | Picardy | Poitou-Charentes | Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur | Rhône-Alpes
Overseas Departments
Guadeloupe | Martinique | French Guiana | Réunion

Example Usage of Limousin