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Limousin
Région Limousin | |
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Détails |
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Information | |
Capital: | Limoges |
Population
- Density |
42 /km² |
Area | 16 942 km² |
Censored pages | 8 |
Cantons | 106 |
Communes | 747 |
President of the regional council |
Jean-Paul Denanot |
Départements | |
Location | |
Limousin is a former province of France and now a region of France, around the city of Limoges.
The limousine car is named after the region because the inhabitants wore a hood with a profile perceived to be similar to that of the car.
Culture
The Limousin language, which used to be spoken in the region, was possibly a dialect of Occitan.
Regions of France | |
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Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Lower Normandy | Burgundy | Brittany | Centre | Champagne-Ardenne | Corsica | Franche-Comté | Upper Normandy | Île-de-France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-Pyrénées | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Loire Region | Picardy | Poitou-Charentes | Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur | Rhône-Alpes | |
Overseas Departments | |
Guadeloupe | Martinique | French Guiana | Réunion |
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Last updated: 02-19-2005 10:38:14