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Tulle

Coordinates:45°16′02″N1°45′56″E/ 45.2673°N 1.7655°E/45.2673; 1.7655
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Tulle
Prefectureandcommune
A view in front of the cathedral in Tulle.
A view in front of thecathedralin Tulle.
Coat of arms of Tulle
Coat of arms
Location of Tulle
Map
Tulle is located in France
Tulle
Tulle
Tulle is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tulle
Tulle
Coordinates:45°16′02″N1°45′56″E/ 45.2673°N 1.7655°E/45.2673; 1.7655
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementTulle
CantonTulle
IntercommunalityTulle Agglo
Government
• MayorBernard Combes[1]
Area
1
24.44 km2(9.44 sq mi)
Population
(2014)
14,325
• Density590/km2(1,500/sq mi)
DemonymTullistes
Time zoneUTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00(CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19272/19000
Elevation185–460 m (607–1,509 ft)
(avg. 323 m or 1,060 ft)
Websitewww.ville-tulle.fr
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tulle(Occitan:Tula) is aFrenchcommune,theprefectureof theCorrèzedepartmentin centralFrance.It is in theNouvelle-Aquitaineregion.It is also thecapitalof thearrondissementofTulle.

Geography

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Tulle is in thevalleyof theCorrèzeriverat theconfluenceof this river with severaltributaries:the Solane and the Céronne on the right side, and Saint-Bonnette and Montane on the left side. The city is in narrow part of the valley along severalKilometres.

Thecommuneof Tulle has an area of 24.4 km2(9.4 sq mi),[2]and its averagealtitudeis 323 m (1,060 ft); at thecity hall,the altitude is 620 m (2,030 ft).[3]

Distance from Tulle to other cities
Bordeaux Toulouse Montpellier Lyon Nantes Paris Marseille
243 km (151 mi) 244 km (152 mi) 338 km (210 mi) 324 km (201 mi) 415 km (258 mi) 476 km (296 mi) 633 km (393 mi)
Tulle and its neighboringcommunes
Map of the commune of Tulle

Thecommuneof Tulle is surrounded by thecommunes:

Three rivers flow through thecommuneː the riverDiège(the town sometimes is calledUssel-sur-Diège), the riverSarsonneand thestreamÉtang Roux.

Climate

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The climate of Tulle, in theKöppen climate classification,isCfb- Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

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The inhabitants of this city are known, inFrench,asTullistes.[4]

With a population of 14,325,[5]Tulle has apopulation densityof 586 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Tulle

Tulle forms, together with other 7communes,theurban areaof Tulle with a population of 21,108 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 119.7 km2(46.2 sq mi).[6]This urban area is the centre of themetropolitan areaof Tulle, formed by 25communes,with a population of 30,970 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 417.5 km2(161.2 sq mi).[7]

Administration

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Tulle is theprefectureof the Corrèze department, the capital of thearrondissementofTulleand theadministrative centre(French:chef-lieu) of the canton ofTulle.

It is part of theintercommunalityTulle Agglo(French:Communauté d'agglomération Tulle Agglo).

Twinned and partner towns

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Tulle istwinnedwith:

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References

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  1. ↑"Le Maire"(in French). Ville de Tulle. Archived fromthe originalon 17 November 2015.Retrieved26 May2017.
  2. ↑"Commune de Tulle (19272) - Comparateur de territoire".Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions(in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE.Retrieved26 May2017.
  3. ↑"City of Tulle".Map-France.com.Retrieved26 May2017.
  4. ↑"Corrèze (19)"(in French). habitants.fr.Retrieved26 May2017.
  5. ↑"Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes"(PDF).Populations légales 2014(in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE.Retrieved26 May2017.
  6. ↑"Unité urbaine de Tulle (19401)".Comparateur de territoire(in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE.Retrieved26 May2017.
  7. ↑"Aire urbaine de Tulle (191)".Comparateur de territoire(in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE.Retrieved26 April2017.

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