Tulle
Tulle | |
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![]() A view in front of thecathedralin Tulle. | |
Coordinates:45°16′02″N1°45′56″E/ 45.2673°N 1.7655°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Corrèze |
Arrondissement | Tulle |
Canton | Tulle |
Intercommunality | Tulle Agglo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bernard Combes[1] |
Area 1 | 24.44 km2(9.44 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 14,325 |
• Density | 590/km2(1,500/sq mi) |
Demonym | Tullistes |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 19272/19000 |
Elevation | 185–460 m (607–1,509 ft) (avg. 323 m or 1,060 ft) |
Website | www.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
[change|change source]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]
Bordeaux | Toulouse | Montpellier | Lyon | Nantes | Paris | Marseille |
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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) |
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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
[change|change source]The climate of Tulle, in theKöppen climate classification,isCfb- Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
[change|change source]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
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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
[change|change source]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
[change|change source]Tulle istwinnedwith:
Schorndorf,Germany
Errenteria,Spain
Bury,England,United Kingdom
Lousada,Portugal
Smolensk,Russia
Dueville,Italy
Gallery
[change|change source]Related pages
[change|change source]References
[change|change source]- ↑"Le Maire"(in French). Ville de Tulle. Archived fromthe originalon 17 November 2015.Retrieved26 May2017.
- ↑"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.
- ↑"City of Tulle".Map-France.com.Retrieved26 May2017.
- ↑"Corrèze (19)"(in French). habitants.fr.Retrieved26 May2017.
- ↑"Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes"(PDF).Populations légales 2014(in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE.Retrieved26 May2017.
- ↑"Unité urbaine de Tulle (19401)".Comparateur de territoire(in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE.Retrieved26 May2017.
- ↑"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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