Haute-Vienne

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Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments which together, constitute the French region of Limousin.

The chief and largest city of the Haute-Vienne is Limoges. All other towns in the department have less than 20,000 inhabitants.

Geography

The source of the Charente River is in the department, near Rochechouart.

The neighboring departments are: Creuse, Corrèze, Dordogne, Charente, Vienne, Indre.

Arrondissements

The 3 arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department are:

1. Arrondissement of Bellac, (subprefecture: Bellac) with 8 cantons and 63 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 42,687 in 1990, and was 40,120 in 1999, a decrease of 6.01%.
2. Arrondissement of Limoges, (prefecture of the Haute-Vienne department: Limoges) with 28 cantons and 108 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 274,643 in 1990, and was 278,439 in 1999, an increase of 1.38%.
3. Arrondissement of Rochechouart, (subprefecture: Rochechouart) with 6 cantons and 30 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 36,263 in 1990, and was 35,334 in 1999, a decrease of 2.56%.

Some Notable People

• Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, chemist and physicist.
• Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French marshall.
• Sadi Carnot, French president.
• Auguste Renoir, painter, impressionist.
• Agnes Clancier, authoress.
• Geoff Bunn, conceptual artist.
• Jean Blanzat, author and journalist.
• Laetitia Milot, actress and model.
• Paul Rebeyrolle, artist.

See also

• Cantons of the Haute-Vienne department
• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department
• Arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department

External links

• Prefecture website
• General Council website

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