Limousin historical region

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Limousin historical region is a former administrative and cultural region in central France known for its rural landscapes, traditional cattle breeding, and distinctive regional heritage.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Limousin cultural area 1
Limousin historical region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region of France
historical region
area 16942 square kilometres
borderedBy Aquitaine
Auvergne
Centre-Val de Loire
Midi-Pyrénées
Poitou-Charentes
linked to: Poitou
capital Limoges
containsAdministrativeTerritory Corrèze
linked to: Corrèze department

Creuse
Haute-Vienne
country France
dissolvedOn 2016-01-01
economicActivity agriculture
cattle farming
forestry
hasCulturalIdentity Limousin culture
linked to: Limousin
hasCulturalSite Aubusson tapestry workshops
linked to: Aubusson

Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
hasHeritageDesignation regional natural parks
hasTraditionalArchitecture granite farmhouses
hasTraditionalProduct Limousin beef
chestnut-based dishes
hasTransportInfrastructure Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
highestPoint Mont Bessou
historicalProvince Limousin
historicalStatus underpopulated rural region
knownFor Limoges porcelain
Limousin cattle
linked to: Limousin

cattle breeding
lakes and rivers
oak and chestnut forests
porcelain production
rural landscapes
traditional crafts
language Occitan
largestCity Limoges
locatedIn central France
partOf Nouvelle-Aquitaine
population approximately 740000 (2012)
subregion Limousin dialect of Occitan
terrain hilly plateau
timePeriodEnd 2015
timePeriodStart 1960
topLevelSubdivisionOf France
traversedBy Dordogne River
Vienne River

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corrèze locatedIn Limousin historical region
subject linked to: Corrèze department
La Marche associatedWith Limousin cultural area
linked to: Limousin historical region