Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Coat of arms of Limousin Map of historical Limousin. The history of Limousin (Occitan: Lemosin), one of the traditional provinces of France, reaches back to Celtic and Roman times. [1] The region surrounds the city of Limoges (Occitan: Limòtges). Limousin is located in the foothills of the western edge of the Massif Central, with cold weather ...
Limousin 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 ...
Limousin (Occitan: Lemosin) is a former province of the Kingdom of France. It existed from 1589 until 1790, when the National Constituent Assembly adopted a more uniform division into departments ( départements ) and districts ( arrondissements ).
Because the Limousin region has had a long history of breeding (Baronet sheep and Limousine cows), the leather industry also settled in and around Limoges along the banks of the Vienne–the river providing the necessary water and power. Factories in Limoges and St Junien still produce luxury leather shoes, gloves, and bags.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (French pronunciation: [nuvɛl akitɛn] ⓘ) [3] is the largest administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes in a territorial reform.
The department was created on 4 March 1790, during the French Revolution, the southern half being a subdivision of the Region of Limousin while the northern half was carved out of the county of Marche, as well as some parts of Angoumois and Poitou. At first it was given the number 81, but in the nineteenth century, the number was changed to the ...
Turenne (French pronunciation:; Limousin: Torena) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.It is characterised by its height and unique position on top of a cliff.
Meuzac is the only town in France with that name. There are various spellings in the ancient texts (Melsac eleventh century, then Mensac). The Latin etymology comes from the name of a man: Meletius. Presence of pre-historic, Roman and Gallo-Roman remains. The origin of the town is probably due to the exploitation of gold mines (quartz and gold ...