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Limousin

Limousin (French: [limuzɛ̃]; Occitan: Lemosin Occitan: [lemuˈzi]) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne. 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 o…

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From the lighthouse
From the lighthouse
The lac de Vassivière or Vassivière Lake (French: [vasivjɛʁ]; Vacivièra in Occitan), one of France's largest artificial lakes, is a large man-made reservoir of about . It is situated on the Plateau de Millevaches in the départements of Creuse and Haute-Vienne. It is the largest area of water in the Limousin region of France and provides water supplies, hydroelectricity, and leisure facilities. Construction The lake was constructed after World War II and opened at Christmas 1950. It is the produ…
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Le Sax'O in Chalut
Le Sax'O in Chalut
The Château de Montbrun is a castle in the commune of Dournazac in the Haute-Vienne département of France. The castle was built in the 12th and 15th centuries, and was restored in the late 19th century. The castle stands within a deep valley. Built in the 12th century, its function was to defend the borders of the Duchy of Aquitaine. Though rebuilt in the 15th century, it still has the moat, high walls and a square keep topped with machicolations. Montbrun is a fine example of a 15th-century cas…
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Château de Rochechouart
Château de Rochechouart
Rochechouart
Château de Rochechouart is a thirteenth-century French castle, located at the top of the confluence of the Grêne and Vayres rivers in the commune of Rochechouart within the département of Haute-Vienne. Background The Viscounts of Rochechouart reigned for 800 years in the castle. • Aymeric I, who lived around 990, was the ancestor of the dynasty. • Aymeric IV took part in the First Crusade at the side of Godfrey of Bouillon • Aymeric VI (1170-1230) built the current castle, of which the keep and …
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Château de Châlus-Chabrol
Château de Châlus-Chabrol
Châlus
The Château de Châlus-Chabrol (Occitan Limousin : Chasteu de Chasluç-Chabròl) is a castle in the commune of Châlus in the département of Haute-Vienne, France. The castle dominates the town of Châlus. It consists today of an isolated circular keep (12th century) and a residential building constructed between the 11th and 13th centuries, enlarged in the 17th century. The castle protected the southern approach to Limoges and the north–south route between Paris and Spain, as well as the ancient east…
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Château de Châlucet
Château de Châlucet
Arrondissement de Limoges
The Château de Châlucet (sometimes written as Chalusset), a ruined castle, is in the commune of Saint-Jean-Ligoure, about 10 km to the south of Limoges, in the département of Haute-Vienne, and less than 2 km from the Pôle de Lanaud. The ruins dominate the confluence of the rivers Briance and Ligoure. History The castle was built in the 13th century by Bishop Eustorge. In 1306, it was ceded by Henri de Sully to the French king, Philip IV. In 1369, it was attacked by the English. It was a refuge f…
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A Room with a View
A Room with a View
The Château de Ventadour is in the commune of Moustier-Ventadour in the department of Corrèze (Limousin). Situation Placed on a rocky outcrop overhanging the valley of Luzège, only few vestiges remain on the site of this feudal castle, which is still remarkably wild. The existing enclosure follows the contour of the plateau thus protecting a place of 170 m length and 30 m wide at its maximum. One finds inside some traces of a chapel and a residence, an important round tower and a section of wall…
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Des ruines s'élèvent vers le ciel
Des ruines s'élèvent ver…
The Centre de la mémoire d'Oradour (the memorial center of Oradour) has made it its mission to commemorate the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre by the 2nd armoured division of the Waffen-SS "Das Reich" and to act as a memorial for coming generations. Founding On initiative of Jean Claude Peyronnet, president of the Conseil Général of Haute-Vienne and with the agreement of the French association of families of the martyrs, the project was presented to the French president François Mitterrand in 1989. …
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The Merlis Serpentinites are an aligned group of small serpentinite outcrops in the northwestern French Massif Central. Their parent rocks were peridotites from the upper mantle. Type locality The serpentinites are named after their type locality, the little hamlet Merlis (also written Merly) near Vayres in the Haute-Vienne department. Geography and geology The biggest outcrop of these serpentinites is situated east of Merlis, where the rock was once mined in two quarries. In map view it forms a…
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DomA Tulle-1010190
The Théâtre des Sept Collines (Theater of the Seven Hills) or Théâtre de Tulle is the municipal theater in the city of Tulle, Corrèze, France. It has an innovative reinforced concrete structure, the first such theater to be built. In 1932 it was converted into a cinema, but starting in 1994 was restored as a theater. Origins Tulle was served by a theater in part of the Abbey of Saint Martin for over sixty years until 1890, but the building had too many disadvantages to continue to be used for p…
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DSCF7590
The Stade Amédée-Domenech is a multi-purpose stadium in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of CA Brive. The stadium is able to hold 16,000. Its official name was the Stadium until 2004, but it was called Stade Amedee-Domenech after the French international rugby player Amédée Domenech died in 2003. The Stade Amédée-Domenech is the theatre of the matches of the Brive rugby team since 1921. There were some interruptions. From 1…
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Belle de Bellac
Belle de Bellac
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DomA Tulle-1010208
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Chapelle Notre Dame du Puy
Chapelle Notre Dame du P…
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Limoges - Chapelle St Aurélien, drapeaux des ostentions
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Lake from run
Lake from run
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Lavoir in Les Salles Lavauguyon
Lavoir in Les Salles Lav…
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Aubazine (Corrèze)
Aubazine (Corrèze)
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Limoges - Chapelle Saint Aurélien
Limoges - Chapelle Saint…
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DomA Tulle-1010210
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