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Limousin (; ) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. Named after the old province of Limousin, the administrative region was founded in 1960. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Situated mostly in the west side of south-central French Massif Central, Limousin had (in 2010) 742,770 inhabitants spread out on nearly , making it the least populated region of metropolitan France.
Forming part of the southwest of the country, Limousin was bordered by the regions of Centre-Val de Loire to the north, Auvergne to the east, Midi-Pyrénées to the south, Aquitaine to the southwest, and Poitou-Charentes to the west. Limousin was also part of the larger historical Occitania region.
Viscount Aimar V of Limoges ( – ) was a notable ruler of the region.
Population
The population of Limousin was aging and, until 1999, was declining. The department of Creuse had 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.Yann Leurs, Recensement : rebond démographique confirmé, INSEE, 2006, see online
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History
Limousin was one of the traditional provinces of France. Its name derived from that of a tribe, the Lemovices, who had their capital at Saint-Denis-des-Murs and whose main sanctuary in 2004 was found in Tintignac, a site which became a major site for Celtic studies thanks to unique objects which were found – such as the carnyx, unique in the whole Celtic world.
Language
Until the 1970s, Occitan language was the primary language of rural areas. There remained several different Occitan dialects in use in Limousin, although their use was rapidly declining. These were:
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Notable residents
From Corrèze
From Creuse
From Haute-Vienne
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Categories: Massif Central, History Of Nouvelle-aquitaine, History Of Corrèze, History Of Dordogne, History Of Haute-vienne, Former Regions Of France, Nuts 2 Statistical Regions Of The European Union, 1956 Establishments In France, States And Territories Established In 1956, 2015 Disestablishments In France, States And Territories Disestablished In 2015
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