Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments which together, constitute the French region of Limousin.
The chief and largest city of the Haute-Vienne is Limoges. All other towns in the department have less than 20,000 inhabitants.
Geography
The source of the Charente River is in the department, near Rochechouart.
The neighboring departments are: Creuse, Corrèze, Dordogne, Charente, Vienne, Indre.
Arrondissements
The three arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department are:
- Arrondissement of Bellac, (subprefecture: Bellac) with eight cantons and 63 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 42,687 in 1990 and 40,120 in 1999, a decrease of 6.01%.
- Arrondissement of Limoges, (prefecture of the Haute-Vienne department: Limoges) with 28 cantons and 108 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 274,643 in 1990 and 278,439 in 1999, an increase of 1.38%.
- Arrondissement of Rochechouart, (subprefecture: Rochechouart) with six cantons and 30 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 36,263 in 1990 and 35,334 in 1999, a decrease of 2.56%.
Some Notable People
- Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, chemist and physicist.
- Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French marshall.
- Sadi Carnot, French president.
- Auguste Renoir, painter, impressionist.
- Agnes Clancier, authoress.
- Geoff Bunn, conceptual artist.
- Jean Blanzat, author and journalist.
- Laetitia Milot, actress and model.
- Paul Rebeyrolle, artist.
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Coordinates: 45°50′N 1°16′E / 45.833, 1.267
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