Limousin
geographic region and former administrative region in France
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Summary
Limousin is a historical region[1]. Limousin draws 4,184 Wikipedia views per month (historical region category, ranking #81 of 457).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: France[3], metropolitan France[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Capital: Limoges[6]
- Shares border with: Auvergne[7], Midi-Pyrénées[8], Aquitaine[9], Poitou-Charentes[10], Centre-Val de Loire[11]
- Named after: Limoges[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Haute-Vienne[13], Creuse[14], Corrèze[15]
- Location: Occitania[16]
- Commons category: Limousin[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[18], UTC+02:00[19]
- Inception: June 4, 1960[20]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 31, 2015[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Limousin[22]
- Commons gallery: Limousin[23]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Limousin[24]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27]
- Replaced by: Nouvelle-Aquitaine[28]
- Official name: Limousin[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Limousin[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Limousin[31]
- Native label: Limousin[32]
- Area: 16,942 km²[33]
- History of topic: history of Limousin[34]
- Geography of topic: geography of Limousin[35]
- Visitor center: Q2985632[36]
- Language used: Occitan[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Limousin include Limousin[38], a French cattle breed[39].
Why It Matters
Limousin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Limousin is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Limousin include Limousin[38], a French cattle breed[39].