Limoges Métropole
Limoges Métropole | |
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Location within the department | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| No. of communes | 20 |
| Established | 2002 |
| Seat | Limoges |
Area | 520.6 km2 (201.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 207,385 |
| • Density | 398/km2 (1,030/sq mi) |
Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Limoges. It is located in the Haute-Vienne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. It was created in November 2002 as the Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole, which was transformed into a communauté urbaine on 1 January 2019. Its area is 520.6 km2. Its population was 207,385 in 2018, of which 131,479 in Limoges proper.