Corrèze
Corrèze
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Prefecture building in Tulle | |
Location of Corrèze in France | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′N 1°50′E / 45.333°N 1.833°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Prefecture | Tulle |
| Subprefectures | Brive-la-Gaillarde Ussel |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Pascal Coste (LR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,857 km2 (2,261 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 240,120 |
| • Rank | 84th |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-19 |
| Department number | 19 |
| Largest city | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 19 |
| Communes | 279 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
Corrèze (French pronunciation: [kɔʁɛz] ⓘ; Occitan: Corresa) is a département in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, on the border with Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
In 2019, Corrèze had a population of 240,073, divided among 279 communes. Its inhabitants are called Corréziens (masculine) and Corréziennes (feminine). Its INSEE and postal code is 19.