Population: 738,000
Density: 44 inhab/km².
Surface area: 16,942 km².
Prefecture : Limoges
Number of municipalities: 747
Highlight: Mont Bessou (984 m)
Main rivers: Vienne, Creuse, Dordogne
Departments : Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Vienne
Region: since 1 January 2016, Limousin has merged with the Poitou-Charentes and Aquitaine regions. At the time of printing this guide, the provisional name of this new region is Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes. Le Petit Futé has chosen not to merge the regions in order to be able to continue to better highlight the assets of the Limousin and to respond to a tourist and cultural approach more than an administrative one.
On 09/12/2020 and 09/13/2020 : Both natural and urban, the second edition of the Swimrun Côte Sud Landes, which will take place from 12 to 13 September at the Parc Rosny sur ...
New Aquitaine is the largest French region and has as many varied landscapes as there are places of tourist interest to discover. Among the many ...
Stations are places of reunion, separation or transit, and millions of people pass through them every day. As true emblems of their cities, they are the first scenery that the traveller discovers on arrival. Let's put it in perspective: strikes and delays are in fact the best way to discover the architecture of these often ignored places of passage! Once again this year, Metz station was voted "the most beautiful station in France" in a ...
Places of meetings, separations or reunion, stations are the decor of many stories. If you often pass through, suitcase by hand, without really paying attention to the architecture, know that some are real works of art! Historic, original or at the forefront of modernity, Petit Smart takes you to a Europe tour of the most beautiful railway stations! N°10 - Glavni Kolodvor, Zagreb - CroatiaInaugurated in 1892, Zagreb station is the largest ...
It is a 100% nature race on paths and trails in the Limousin, in the splendid setting of the ponds in the forests of the Limousin. Ambazac is located at the foot of the mountains and offers landscapes of rare beauty. With nearly 3000 participants in the two races last year, the marathon of the gendarmes and time thieves is a major sporting event. Discover the course on D-Day, the runners will not be at the end of their surprise! Practical ...
