Haute-Vienne
Encyclopedia
Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River
. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region
of Limousin
.
The chief and largest city is Limoges
. The other towns in the department each have fewer than 20,000 inhabitants.
is in the department, in the commune of Chéonnac, near Rochechouart.
The neighboring departments are: Creuse
, Corrèze
, Dordogne
, Charente
, Vienne
and Indre
.
of the Haute-Vienne department are:
Vienne River
The Vienne is one of the most important rivers in south-western France, a significant left tributary of the lower Loire. It supports numerous hydro-electric dams, and it is the main river of the Limousin region and also of the eastern part of the Poitou-Charentes region.Two French départements are...
. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of Limousin
Limousin (région)
Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of...
.
The chief and largest city is Limoges
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
. The other towns in the department each have fewer than 20,000 inhabitants.
Geography
The source of the Charente RiverCharente River
The Charente is a 381 km long river in southwestern France.Its source is in the Haute-Vienne département at Chéronnac, a small village near Rochechouart. It flows through the departments of Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Charente-Maritime...
is in the department, in the commune of Chéonnac, near Rochechouart.
The neighboring departments are: Creuse
Creuse
Creuse is a department in central France named after the Creuse River.-History:Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of La Marche....
, Corrèze
Corrèze
Corrèze is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River.The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens or Corréziennes according to gender.-History:...
, Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
, Charente
Charente
Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...
, Vienne
Vienne
Vienne is the northernmost département of the Poitou-Charentes region of France, named after the river Vienne.- Viennese history :Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou,...
and Indre
Indre
Indre is a department in the center of France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens.-History:Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
.
Arrondissements
The three arrondissementsArrondissements of France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a subprefecture...
of the Haute-Vienne department are:
- Arrondissement of BellacArrondissement of BellacThe Arrondissement of Bellac is an arrondissement of France, located in the Haute-Vienne département, in the Limousin région. It has 8 cantons and 63 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Bellac are:# Bellac...
, (subprefecture: BellacBellacBellac is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.Inhabitants are known as Bellachons.This is where the French Jean Giraudoux, writer of L'Apollon de Bellac, was born in 1882...
) with eight cantonsCantons of FranceThe cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
and 63 communesCommunes of FranceThe commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
. The population of the arrondissement was 42,687 in 1990 and 40,120 in 1999, a decrease of 6.01%. - Arrondissement of LimogesArrondissement of LimogesThe arrondissement of Limoges is an arrondissement of France, located in the Haute-Vienne département, in the Limousin région. It has 28 cantons and 108 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Limoges are:# Aixe-sur-Vienne# Ambazac...
, (prefecture of the Haute-Vienne department: LimogesLimogesLimoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
) with 28 cantons and 108 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 274,643 in 1990 and 278,439 in 1999, an increase of 1.38%. - Arrondissement of RochechouartArrondissement of RochechouartThe arrondissement of Rochechouart is an arrondissement of France, located in the Haute-Vienne département, in the Limousin région. It has 6 cantons and 30 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Rochechouart are:...
, (subprefecture: RochechouartRochechouartRochechouart is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....
) with six cantons and 30 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 36,263 in 1990 and 35,334 in 1999, a decrease of 2.56%.
Notable people
- Joseph Louis Gay-LussacJoseph Louis Gay-Lussac- External links :* from the American Chemical Society* from the Encyclopædia Britannica, 10th Edition * , Paris...
, chemist and physicist - Jean-Baptiste JourdanJean-Baptiste JourdanJean-Baptiste Jourdan, 1st Comte Jourdan , enlisted as a private in the French royal army and rose to command armies during the French Revolutionary Wars. Emperor Napoleon I of France named him a Marshal of France in 1804 and he also fought in the Napoleonic Wars. After 1815, he became reconciled...
, Marshal of France - Sadi CarnotSadi CarnotSadi Carnot may refer to:*Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot , French physicist*Marie François Sadi Carnot , president of the third French Republic, and nephew of Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot...
, French president - Auguste Renoir, painter, impressionist
- Agnes ClancierAgnes ClancierAgnes Clancier is a French novelist.She was born near Limoges in France and has lived in Australia and Burkina Faso. She has published four novels...
, author - Geoff Bunn, conceptual artist
- Jean Blanzat, author and journalist
- Paul RebeyrollePaul RebeyrollePaul Rebeyrolle was a French painter.-Life and works:As a child he had tuberculosis of the bone, which caused for long periods of immobility. Later he studied in Limoges and joined the French Communist Party...
, artist - Wreckless EricWreckless EricWreckless Eric is an English rock and roll/new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single " Whole Wide World" on Stiff Records. More than two decades after its release, the song was included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time...
and Amy RigbyAmy RigbyAmy Rigby is an American singer-songwriter. After playing with several New York bands she began a solo career, recording several albums which had only modest sales despite enthusiastic reviews. She settled into a career of touring small venues and private parties while raising a daughter, then...
, musicians
See also
- Cantons of the Haute-Vienne department
- Communes of the Haute-Vienne department
- Arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department