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Code: 19
Region: Limousin
Traditional provinces: Limousin,
Guyenne and Gascony
Bordering departments: Cantal,
Creuse, Dordogne,
Lot,
Puy-de-Dôme,
Haute-Vienne
Area: 5,857 km2
Population (1995): 236,300 inhabitants
Préfecture: Tulle
Sous-préfectures: Brive-la-Gailarde, Ussel
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 37 cantons, 286 communes.
The department is named after the river Corrèze (85 km), tributary of the Vézère.