Limousin ( French pronunciation: [limuzɛ̃] ; Occitan : Lemosin [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 .
14-405: Situated mostly in the west side of south-central French Massif Central , Limousin had (in 2010) 742,770 inhabitants spread out on nearly 17,000 km (6,600 square miles), making it the least populated region of metropolitan France . Forming part of the southwest of the country, Limousin was bordered by the regions of Centre-Val de Loire to the north, Auvergne to the east, Midi-Pyrénées to
28-450: A large concentration of around 450 extinct volcanoes. The Chaîne des Puys (near Clermont-Ferrand ), a range running north to south and less than 160 km (60 sq mi) long, contains 115 of them (monogenic volcanoes only). The Auvergne Volcanoes regional natural park is in the massif. The amusement park of Vulcania near Clermont-Ferrand allows visitors to discover this natural heritage and introduces them to volcanology. In
42-620: Is an old massif , formed during the Variscan orogeny , consisting mostly of granitic and metamorphic rocks . It was powerfully raised and made to look geologically younger in the eastern section by the uplift of the Alps during the Paleogene period and in the southern section by the uplift of the Pyrenees . The massif thus presents a strongly asymmetrical elevation profile with highlands in
56-695: Is booming, taking advantage of the UNESCO heritage classification of the volcanoes of the Chaîne des Puys and the Causses and Cévennes region. The entire economy of the Massif Central has benefited from the opening of roads, particularly the construction of the A75motorway on which is located the famous Millau Viaduct . Parc naturel r%C3%A9gional des volcans d%27Auvergne From Misplaced Pages,
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84-760: The regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , Bourgogne-Franche-Comté , Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitania . The largest cities in the region are Clermont-Ferrand , Limoges , and Saint-Étienne . In the Massif Central, the industry remains little developed except locally (metallurgy in Saint-Étienne; tires in Clermont-Ferrand , headquarters of Michelin , world leader in the sector; aeronautics industry in Figeac , etc.). The other industries present are linked to agriculture ( Groupe Limagrain ,
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112-626: The last 10,000 years, these central mountains are separated from the Alps by a deep north–south cleft created by the Rhône river and known in French as the sillon rhodanien (literally "Rhône furrow"). The region was a barrier to transport within France until the opening of the A75 motorway , which not only made north–south travel easier but also opened access to the massif itself. The Massif Central
126-686: The south and in the east ( Cévennes ) dominating the valley of the Rhône and the plains of Languedoc and, by contrast, the less elevated region of Limousin in the northwest. These tectonic movements created faults and may be at the origin of the volcanism in the massif (but the hypothesis is not proved yet). In fact, above the crystalline foundation, one can observe many volcanoes of many different types and ages: volcanic plateaus ( Aubrac , Cézallier ), stratovolcanoes ( Mounts of Cantal , Monts Dore ), and small, very recent monogenic volcanoes ( Chaîne des Puys , Vivarais ). The entire region contains
140-415: The south, Aquitaine to the southwest, and Poitou-Charentes to the west. Limousin was also part of the larger historical Occitania region. The population of Limousin was aging and, until 1999, was declining. The department of Creuse had the oldest population of any in France. Between 1999 and 2004 the population of Limousin increased slightly, reversing a decline for the first time in decades. Limousin
154-756: The south, one remarkable region is made up of features called Causses in French and consists of raised limestone plateaus cut by very deep canyons. The most famous of them is the Gorges du Tarn (Tarn Canyon). Mountain ranges, with notable individual mountains, are (roughly north to south): The following departments are generally considered as part of the Massif Central : Allier , Ardèche , Aude , Aveyron , Cantal , Corrèze , Creuse , Gard , Haute-Garonne , Haute-Loire , Haute-Vienne , Hérault , Loire , Lot , Lozère , Puy-de-Dôme , Rhône , Saône-et-Loire , Tarn , and Tarn-et-Garonne ; these form parts of
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#1732765853702168-497: The world's third-largest seed producer and cheese-producing industries that export to the world such as Cantal and Roquefort ). On the agricultural level, the Limagne plain is dominated by major cereal crops, but in the mountains, it is mainly livestock farming that predominates: cattle farming in the west for meat and milk (Cantal cheese), sheep farming in the south on the limestone plateaus (Roquefort cheese). Finally, tourism
182-563: Was a notable ruler of the region. Until the 1970s, Occitan was the primary language of rural areas. There remained several different Occitan dialects in use in Limousin, although their use was rapidly declining. These were: Massif Central The Massif Central ( French pronunciation: [masif sɑ̃tʁal] ) is a highland region in south-central France consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France. Subject to volcanism that has subsided in
196-563: Was one of the traditional provinces of France . Its name derived from that of a Celtic tribe, the Lemovices , who had their capital at Saint-Denis-des-Murs and whose main sanctuary in 2004 was found in Tintignac , a site which became a major site for Celtic studies thanks to unique objects which were found – such as the carnyces , unique in the whole Celtic world. Viscount Aimar V of Limoges ( c. 1135 – c. 1199 )
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