Arrondissements of the Corrèze department
The 3 arrondissements of the Corrèze department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde, (subprefecture: Brive-la-Gaillarde) with 96 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 128,863 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Tulle, (prefecture of the Corrèze department: Tulle) with 104 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 70,741 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Ussel, (subprefecture: Ussel) with 80 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 41,931 in 2016.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Tulle, Brive and Ussel were established. The arrondissement of Ussel was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943.[4]
The borders of the arrondissements of Corrèze were modified in January 2017:[5]
- 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
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Brive-la-Gaillarde (191)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Tulle (192)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ Historique de la Corrèze
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 122–130. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
