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Limousin (Occitan: Lemosin) is one of the 26 régions of France. Credit(s): fr:Utilisateur:Rinaldum Source: stolen from french wikipedia (fr:Image:Carte Localisation Région France Limousin. ...
In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ...
Location within France Limoges (Limòtges in Occitan) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture of the Haute-Vienne département, and the administrative capital of the Limousin région. ...
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In France, the president of the regional council is the elected official who heads the conseil régional of a région, a state-level territory. ...
The emblem of the French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS), founded in 1969, is the main opposition party in France. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ...
The canton is an administrative division of France. ...
The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...
The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ...
Corrèze is a département in the center of France. ...
Creuse is a département in central France named after the Creuse River. ...
Haute-Vienne is a French département named after the Vienne River. ...
Occitan, or langue doc is a Romance language characterized by its richness, variability, and by the intelligibility of its dialects. ...
France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...
The Limousin région is essentially made up of two historical French provinces: The kingdom of France was organized into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département system superseded provinces. ...
- Limousin: Corrèze département in its entirety and southeastern part of Haute-Vienne département. The province of Limousin is entirely contained inside the Limousin région.
- Marche: most part of Creuse département and northeastern part of Haute-Vienne. The province of Marche is almost entirely contained inside the Limousin région, with only a small part of Marche being now in the Centre région.
Beside these two main provinces, we also find inside the Limousin région small bits of other provinces: Corrèze is a département in the center of France. ...
The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ...
Haute-Vienne is a French département named after the Vienne River. ...
Mark or march (or various plural forms of these words) are derived from the Germanic word marko (boundary) and refer to an area along a border, e. ...
Creuse is a département in central France named after the Creuse River. ...
Capital Orléans Area 39,151 km² Regional President Michel Sapin Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density 2,480,000 2,440,329 62/km² Arrondissements 20 Cantons 198 Communes 842 Départements Cher Eure-et-Loir Indre Indre-et-Loire Loir-et-Cher Loiret Centre (Val de Loire) is...
- Angoumois: extreme south-west of Haute-Vienne
- Poitou: extreme west of Haute-Vienne
- Auvergne: extreme east of Creuse
- Berry: extreme north of Creuse
The province of Limousin is the most populated part of the Limousin région. When the Limousin région was created, it was decided to call it Limousin only, despite the fact that it also includes the province of Marche. Limoges, the historical capital and largest city of the province of Limousin, was chosen as the capital of the Limousin région. Angoumois was an old province of France, nearly corresponding today to the Charente départment. ...
Poitou was a province of France whose capital city was Poitiers. ...
Auvergne coat of arms Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. ...
Berry was a province of France until the provinces were replaced by départements on March 4, 1790. ...
On the European mainland, Limousin is the least populated French région. There are less inhabitants in Limousin than in the city of Marseilles. Limousin is often taken as an example of why French régions are too small and should be merged. Marseilles redirects here. ...
Limousin is an essentially rural région. The agriculture of Limousin is famed for some of the best beef farming in Europe.
The population of Limousin is declining and aging. The Creuse département holds the undesirable record of the département of France with the oldest population. However, between 1999 and 2004 the population of Limousin has slightly increased, reversing its decline for the first time in decades.
Politically speaking, Limousin is a stronghold of the left, with the industrial city of Limoges, world-renowned for its porcelain factories, as its political epicenter In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word...
A rare Dresden porcelain figurine Porcelain is a type of hard semi-translucent ceramic generally fired at a higher temperature than glazed earthenware, or stoneware pottery. ...
External links - Limousin regional council website (http://www.cr-limousin.fr)
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