"Martial () evangelized the region, and became the first Bishop of Limoges. During the 10th century, Limousin was divided into many ""seigneuries""; the most important of them, located in the southern part of the region, were the ""vicomtés"" of Limoges, Comborn (in present-day Corrèze), Ventadour (today Ussel and Plateau de Millevaches), and Turenne. The northernmost part of Limousin belonged to the County of La Marche, while the bishops of Limoges controlled most of present-day Haute-Vienne. Such political fragmentation led to the construction of many castles, whose ruins still evoke memories of that historical period. In 1199, King Richard I of"
"Limousin Limousin (; ) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne. Situated mostly in the south central French Massif Central, Limousin had (in 2010) 742,770 inhabitants spread out on nearly 17,000 km², making it the least populated region of metropolitan France. Forming part of the southwest of the country, Limousin is bordered by the regions of Centre-Val de Loire to the north, Poitou-Charentes and Aquitaine to the west, Midi-Pyrénées to the south and Auvergne to the east. Limousin is"
"Limoges Limoges (; ; Occitan: ""Lemòtges"" or ""Limòtges"" ) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region in west-central France. Limoges is known for its medieval and Renaissance enamels (Limoges enamels) on copper, for its 19th-century porcelain (Limoges porcelain) and for its oak barrels which are used for Cognac and Bordeaux production. Some are even exported to wineries in California. Scarce remains of pre-urban settlements have been found in the area of Limoges. The capital of the Gaulish people of the Lemovices, who lived in the area,"
"de terre"" is one of the specialties of Limousin, as well as of the neighbouring department of Allier. Clafoutis is a local dessert. Perhaps due to its rural character, Limousin has maintained a strong tradition of traditional music, with ancient instruments such as the bagpipe (called ""chabrette"", ""Chabreta"" in occitan) and hurdy-gurdy remaining popular. Limousin Limousin (; ) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne. Situated mostly in the south central French Massif Central, Limousin had (in 2010) 742,770"
"Chateauroux, Vierzon, Orléans and Paris to the north, and Brive-la-Gaillarde, Cahors, Montauban and Toulouse to the south. The nearest airport is Limoges – Bellegarde Airport. Urban transport in Limoges and its metropolitan area is operated by Société de transports en commun de Limoges Métropole (STCL). The Limoges urban bus network includes the Limoges trolleybus system, one of only four such systems currently operating in France. Limoges Limoges (; ; Occitan: ""Lemòtges"" or ""Limòtges"" ) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region in west-central France. Limoges is"
"Glane, St Junien and Chalus are also close by. The joint Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes, in which Champsac will sit, is a future Region of Southwestern France, created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014 by merger of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes. It will cover 84,061 km2 (32,456 sq mi)- or 1/8th of the country - and will have 5,808,594 inhabitants.[1] (municipal population on 1 January 2012). The new region will take effect after the regional elections of December 2015, on 1 January 2016.[2] Champsac Champsac () is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France,"
"by the valleys of the Vienne (who waters his capital, Limoges) Isle, Vézère or the picturesque Corrèze, with its cashed reliefs, hardly exceeds 500 meters. It marks the watershed line between the Loire basin to the north (the sources of the Briance, the , the or the Gorre), the basin south of the Dordogne (sources of Dronne, of Isle and of Auvézère) and maritime watershed of the Charente, in the west. The mountains of Limousin, which include a series of small mountains (mont Fayat, Monedières Hills, mont de Châlus) peak at Mont Bessou (976 m), in Corrèze. Further north, the"
"Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne () is a French department named after the river Vienne. It is one of the 12 departments that together constitute the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The neighbouring departments are: Creuse, Corrèze, Dordogne, Charente, Vienne and Indre. There are three arrondissements (administrative regions) in the department; the Arrondissement of Limoges, the capital of which is Limoges; the Arrondissement of Bellac, the capital of which is Bellac, some to the northwest of Limoges; and the Arrondissement of Rochechouart, with its capital, Rochechouart to the west of Limoges. The chief and largest city in the department is Limoges, the other towns"
"declining. The department of Creuse has the oldest population of any in France. Between 1999 and 2004 the population of Limousin increased slightly, reversing a decline for the first time in decades. Limousin is an essentially rural region. Famed for some of the best beef farming in the world, herds of Limousin cattle—a distinctive chestnut red—are a common sight in the region. The region is also a major timber producing area. Due to its rural locality, it is also famed for its groves of French Oak, so prized for its distinct characters and flavors in wine fermentation that vintner Rémy"
"your walk. It is 6 kilometres from the nearest small town, Saint-Mathieu which has a variety of shops and bars and a tennis court, as well as a swimming lake where you can hire pedalos in the summer and enjoy a meal overlooking the lake. It is central to three capital cities, Angoulème the capital of the Charente, with its famous cartoon museum; Limoges the capital of the Limousin, famous for its history of porcelain manufacture and Périgueux the capital of the Périgord with its charming narrow streets and sunny squares. Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire () is a commune in the Haute-Vienne"
"Lille Lille (; ; ) is a city at the northern tip of France, in French Flanders. On the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille. As of 2015, Lille had a population of 232,741 within its administrative limits, and an urban population of 1,182,127, making it the fourth largest urban area in France after Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Archeological digs seem to show the area as inhabited by as early as 2000 BC, most notably"
"Lille Lille (; ; ) is a city at the northern tip of France, in French Flanders. On the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille. As of 2015, Lille had a population of 232,741 within its administrative limits, and an urban population of 1,182,127, making it the fourth largest urban area in France after Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Archeological digs seem to show the area as inhabited by as early as 2000 BC, most notably"
"Limeuil Limeuil ( – pron: ""lee-may"") is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Limeuil village is located at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère rivers. Historically this location at the meeting of the two major local rivers gave Limeuil immense importance – both commercially and strategically. In medieval times, the rivers were the highways of trade, and to be at the convergence of two of them was a unique advantage in the region: this was, historically, primarily a wine-producing area, much of the wine quite 'rough', but the casks of relatively better wine were"
"Thérouanne Thérouanne (Dutch: ""Terwaan""; French Flemish ""Terenburg"") is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located west of Aire-sur-la-Lys and south of Saint-Omer, on the D 157 and D 341 road junction. Located on the river Lys. At the time of the Gauls, ""Tarwanna"" or ""Tervanna"" was the capital of the Belgian tribe of the Morini. After the Romans conquered Gaul, they too made the city the capital of the ""Civitas Morinorum"" district. The origin of the name has several theories. According to the historian Malbracq, it got its name from its founder"
"Arrondissement of Limoux The arrondissement of Limoux is an arrondissement of France in the Aude department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 112 and its capital city is Limoux. Since the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Aude, it has 140 communes. It is the southernmost of the arrondissements of the department. In 2012, before its borders were modified, it had an area of , 44,712 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². The only city in the arrondissement with a population of 10,000 or higher is the capital, Limoux, with 10,180 inhabitants. When the Aude department was"
"Nancy, France Nancy (; ) is the capital of the north-eastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, and formerly the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, and then the French province of the same name. The metropolitan area of Nancy had a population of 434,565 inhabitants at the 2011 census, making it the 20th largest urban area in France. The population of the city of Nancy proper was 104,321 in 2014. The motto of the city is ""Non inultus premor"", Latin for ""I'm not touched with impunity""—a reference to the thistle, which is a symbol of Lorraine. Place Stanislas, a large square"
"located by the main square, the Place Abel Surchamp, which hosts every weekend one of the largest fresh food market in the region. There is a statue of Élie, duc Decazes, who was born in the region. Libourne Libourne (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Libourne is located at the confluence of the Isle and Dordogne rivers. In 1270, ""Leybornia"" was founded as a bastide by Roger de Leybourne (of Leybourne,"
"Nahe. Economically prosperous zones exist along the eastern borders, while in the western part of the state, there are structurally backward, rural regions. Lorraine is one of the 26 ""régions"" of France. Its two main cities are Metz (administrative capital) and Nancy. The region's name is derived from the medieval Lotharingia. Lorraine consists of four départements, Moselle, Meurthe et Moselle, Meuse and Vosges. Each of them is as big as Luxembourg and the Saarland together. Two of these départements, Vosges in the south and Meuse in the west, only have small interests in the SaarLorLux region, because they are far"
"28 September 2016, effective 30 September 2016. The administrative capital and largest city is Strasbourg. The provisional name of the region was Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, which is formed by combining the names of the three present regions—Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne, and Lorraine—in alphabetical order with hyphens. The formula for the provisional name of the region was established by the territorial reform law and applied to all but one of the provisional names for new regions. The ACAL regional council, which was elected in December 2015, was given the task of choosing a name for the region and submitting it to the Conseil d'État—France's highest"
"a special tax scheme for audiovisual investment, the film and co-production in Luxembourg has grown steadily. There are some 30 registered production companies in Luxembourg. Luxembourg won an Oscar in 2014 in the Animated Short Films category with ""Mr Hublot"". Luxembourg Luxembourg (; ; ; ), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a small landlocked country in western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital, Luxembourg City, together with Brussels and Strasbourg, is one of the three official capitals of the European Union and"
"Besançon Besançon (French and Arpitan: ; archaic , ) is the capital of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland. Capital of the historic and cultural region of Franche-Comté, Besançon is home to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional council headquarters, and is an important administrative centre in the region. It is also the seat of one of the fifteen French ecclesiastical provinces and one of the two divisions of the French Army. In 2015 the city had a population of 116,676, in a"
"known for his study on the ""Dialogues"" of Pierre Salmon, the secretary of Charles VI of France. Before the French Revolution, Rochechouart administratively depended on the Province of Poitou, the viscounts of Rochechouart being vassals of the Count of Poitiers, and religiously, it was under the control of the diocese of Limoges. Rochechouart is situated at the confluence of the rivers Grêne and Vayres on the Plateau of Limousin, about above sea level. It is about south of Saint-Junien, the second largest town in the department of Haute-Vienne, and west of Limoges, the largest town and capital of the department."
"371,102. The three arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department are: Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne () is a French department named after the river Vienne. It is one of the 12 departments that together constitute the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The neighbouring departments are: Creuse, Corrèze, Dordogne, Charente, Vienne and Indre. There are three arrondissements (administrative regions) in the department; the Arrondissement of Limoges, the capital of which is Limoges; the Arrondissement of Bellac, the capital of which is Bellac, some to the northwest of Limoges; and the Arrondissement of Rochechouart, with its capital, Rochechouart to the west of Limoges. The chief and largest"
"Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan (; Gascon: ""Lo Mont de Marçan"") is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The French Air Force operates the ""Constantin Rozanoff"" Mont-de-Marsan airbase about 2 kilometres north of the town. The base includes CEAM (the French air force military experimentation and trials organisation), an air defense radar command reporting centre and an air defence control training site. Mont-de-Marsan airbase was formerly home to France's first operational squadron of nuclear bombers, the Dassault Mirage IVA. Stade Montois is the city's rugby and football team. Two historic punk rock music festivals were held"
"Le Dorat Le Dorat () is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is considered to be the traditional capital of the Basse Marche. Inhabitants are known as ""Dorachons"". Some say that Le Dorat owes its name to the gilded angel located at the summit of the ""Lou Dora"" bell tower. The town is located 50 km north of Limoges. The river Brame forms part of the commune's northwestern border. There is one SNCF train station on the line Limoges-Poitiers that connects the town to Paris. In the year 950, missionaries reconstructed a"
"of police of Paris, Antoine de Sartine, sent a note to see if he could ""count on Limousin after Easter"" to supply Paris. The animals involved in this trade were cull animals that were fattened at the age of 8 to 10 years before being shipped by road to Paris or Bordeaux, a trip of 12 to 14 days. In 1791, Jacques-Joseph Saint-Martin, an agronomist from Limoges, acknowledged the importance of Limousin cattle in the markets of cities such as Paris, Lyon, and Toulouse. Limousin cattle actually came from the departments of Charente, Dordogne, Haute-Vienne, Vienne, Lot, Corrèze, and Creuse."
"almost all of the canton of Carignan and parts of the cantons of Damvillers and Longuyon. It largely corresponds with the now French part of the county of Chiny. The unofficial capital of the Gaume region is Virton. Temperatures in this region are often 1°C to 3°C higher than in other parts of the province of Luxembourg because of a distinctive microclimate. Gaume is a popular destination for tourism in Belgium. The Lorrain language, a langue d'oïl that is distinct from the Walloon language, is a minority language in Gaume, where it is known as ""gaumais"". Although it is in"
"came under continuous attacks from the maquisards. In reprisal, they slaughtered hundreds of civilians in Tulle on June 9 and at Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10, 1944. Limousin and France were profoundly affected by these massacres. The region was entirely freed by the Résistance by the end of the summer of 1944. German troops, mostly made up of veterans from the Eastern Front, underwent so many attacks and sabotages that they called the Limousin ""Little Russia"". Brive-la-Gaillarde was the first city in France to be freed by maquisards on August 15, 1944, ten days before Paris. Led by Georges Guingouin for"
"urban agglomeration of nearly one million inhabitants. Taking into consideration the urban area, the new region is home to six of the fifty largest metropolitan areas of French territory (population 2011): In addition, the region has a network of medium towns scattered throughout its territory, including: The region covers a large part of the Aquitaine Basin and a small portion of the Paris Basin (the border between the two being located at the ""Seuil du Poitou"") and the Limousin plate (part of the Massif Central) and the western part of the Pyrenees. It is part of five watersheds facing the"
"in the City: Several other military formations have been previously garrisoned in the city, including: Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ""Engoulaeme""; ) is a commune, the capital of the Charente department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ""Angoumoisins"" or ""Angoumoisines"". Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of the Charente River, the city is nicknamed the ""balcony of the southwest"". The city proper's population is a little less than 42,000 but it is the centre of an urban area of 110,000 people extending more than from east to west. Formerly the capital"
"include ""saucisson de Lyon"" (sausage), andouillette, coq au vin, esox (pike) quenelle, ""gras double"" (tripe cooked with onions), ""salade lyonnaise"" (lettuce with bacon, croûtons and a poached egg), marrons glacés and cardoon ""au gratin"". Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes (; Arpitan: """"; ; ) is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris. Rhône-Alpes has the"
"Limousin dialect Limousin () is a dialect of the Occitan language, spoken in the three departments of Limousin, parts of Charente and the Dordogne in the southwest of France. The first Occitan documents are in an early form of this dialect, particularly the ""Boecis"", written around the year 1000. Limousin is used primarily by people over age 50 in rural communities. All speakers speak French as a first or second language. Due to the French single language policy, it is not recognised by the government and might be disappearing. A revivalist movement around the Felibrige and the Institut d'Estudis Occitans"
"Strasbourg as the new capital and therefore seat of the regional council, with Strasbourg and Metz sharing the standing committee and plenary assembly. On 12 January 2016, Richert announced that Strasbourg would become the capital of the region and seat of the regional council, standing committee, and thematic committees, while the plenary assembly would convene in Metz. He also stated that there would be a ""house of the regional council"" in the three former regional capitals, located at 1 place Adrien Zeller in Lyon, 1 place Gabriel Hocquard in Metz, and 5 rue de Jéricho in Châlons-en-Champagne. The finance committee"