Limoges | |
Town hall of Limoges | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Limousin |
Department | Haute-Vienne |
Arrondissement | Limoges |
Canton | Chief town of 9 cantons |
Intercommunality | Limoges Métropole |
Mayor | Émile-Roger Lombertie (2014–2020) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 209–431 m (686–1,414 ft) (avg. 320 m/1,050 ft) |
Land area1 | 77.45 km2 (29.90 sq mi) |
Population2 | 134,577 (2014) |
- Density | 1,738/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 87085/ 87000 |
Website | www.ville-limoges.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Limoges (Occitan: Lemòtges or Limòtges) is a city and commune, the capital (prefecture) of the Haute-Vienne department and the historical capital of the old Limousin region in west-central France. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name.
Limoges is known for its medieval and Renaissance enamels on copper, for its 19th-century porcelain and for its oak barrels which are used for Cognac and Bordeaux production.
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