Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne (Occitan: Nauta-Viena or Nauta-Vinhana) is a department of France in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is named after the Vienne river that flows through the department.
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 Location of Haute-Vienne in France | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′N 1°16′E / 45.833°N 1.267°ECoordinates: 45°50′N 1°16′E / 45.833°N 1.267°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Département | 4 March 1790 |
| Prefecture | Limoges |
| Subprefectures | Bellac, Rochechouart |
| Government | |
| • President | Jean-Claude Leblois |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,520.1 km2 (2,131.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
| • Total | 376,199 |
| • Density | 68.1508/km2 (176.5097/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-87 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 21 |
| Communes | 200 |
| Website | www.haute-vienne.fr |
History
Haute-Vienne is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the old province of Limousin, its southern half, and of the county of Marche, its northern half, as well as some parts of Angoumois and Poitou.
The new department had six districts: Limoges, Le Dorat, Bellac, Saint-Junien, Saint-Yrieix and Saint-Léonard. The capital (now prefecture) was Limoges.[4]
In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the six districts were changed into four arrondissements: Limoges, Bellac, Rochechouart and Saint-Yrieix.[4]
On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Saint-Yrieix was eliminated.[4]
Geography
Haute-Vienne is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has an area of 5,520.1 km2 (2,131 sq mi).[2]
The department is bordered by 6 departments of 2 regions:
The department is in the nortwestern border of the Massif Central. Its altitude is 160–750 m (525–2,461 ft) high; the lowest point is in the valley of the Vienne river and the highest is in the mountains near the Vassivière lake. The highest point in the department is Puy de Crozat (45°47′30″N 1°50′45″E / 45.79167°N 1.84583°E), that is 777 m (2,549 ft) high.[5]
The main rivers in the department are the Vienne, that gives its name to this the deparment and to Vienne, and the Gartempe, a tributary of the Creuse river.
Climate
The climate of Limoges is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfb (Marine West Coast Climate) in the Köppen climate classification.[6]
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Limoges is 726.4 mm (28.6 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is October with 86.4 mm (3.4 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of 45.7 mm (1.8 in).
The average temperature for the year in Limoges is 11.4 °C (52.5 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 19.3 °C (66.7 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 4.2 °C (39.6 °F).
Administration
The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Haute-Vienne in Limoges. Haute-Vienne is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Administrative divisions
There are 3 arrondissements (districts), 21 cantons and 200 communes (municipalities) in Haute-Vienne.[7]
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population[8] (2014) |
Area[9] (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | Bellac | Bellac | 39,744 | 1,779.9 | 22.3 | 62 |
| 872 | Limoges | Limoges | 298,578 | 2,944.8 | 101.4 | 108 |
| 873 | Rochechouart | Rochechouart | 37,877 | 795.4 | 47.6 | 30 |
The following is a list of the 21 cantons of the Haute-Vienne department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:[10]
- Aixe-sur-Vienne (8701)
- Ambazac (8702)
- Bellac (8703)
- Châteauponsac (8704)
- Condat-sur-Vienne (8705)
- Couzeix (8706)
- Eymoutiers (8707)
- Limoges-1 (8708)
- Limoges-2 (8709)
- Limoges-3 (8710)
- Limoges-4 (8711)
- Limoges-5 (8712)
- Limoges-6 (8713)
- Limoges-7 (8714)
- Limoges-8 (8715)
- Limoges-9 (8716)
- Panazol (8717)
- Rochechouart (8718)
- Saint-Junien (8719)
- Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (8720)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (8721)
Demographics
The inhabitants of Haute-Vienne are known, in French, as Haut-Viennois (women: Haut-Viennoises).[11]
Haute-Vienne has a population, in 2013, of 376,199,[3] for a population density of 68.2 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissement of Limoges, with 298,578 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other two, Bellac and Rochechouart, have respectively 39,744 and 37,877 inhabitants.[8]
Evolution of the population in Haute-Vienne
The 10 most important cities in the department are:
| City | Population (2014)[8] |
Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|
| Limoges | 134,577 | Limoges |
| Saint-Junien | 11,196 | Rochechouart |
| Panazol | 10,734 | Limoges |
| Couzeix | 8,955 | Limoges |
| Isle | 7,520 | Limoges |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 6,848 | Limoges |
| Feytiat | 6,147 | Limoges |
| Le Palais-sur-Vienne | 6,069 | Limoges |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,771 | Limoges |
| Ambazac | 5,628 | Limoges |
Gallery
Abbaye de la Règle, Limoges
Haute-Vienne Media
This building is en partie classé, en partie inscrit au titre des monuments historiques de la France. It is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the reference
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "Le Président" (in French). Conseil Départemental de la Haute-Vienne. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Département de la Haute-Vienne (87)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Historique de la Haute-Vienne". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Puy de Crozat, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "Limoges - Köppen Climate Classification". Weatherbase. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "Département de la Haute-Vienne (87)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Département de l'Ariège (09) et Arrondissements". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Décret n° 2014-194 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Haute-Vienne
- ↑ "Haute-Vienne (87 )" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
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Other websites
- General Council website[dead link] (in French)
- Prefecture website (in French)
- Tourism office of Haute-Vienne (in French)