Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Limoges. It is located in the Haute-Vienne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. It was created in November 2002 as the Communauté d'agglomération Limoges Métropole, which was transformed into a communauté urbaine on 1 January 2019.[1] Its area is 520.6 km2. Its population was 207,385 in 2018, of which 131,479 in Limoges proper.[2]

Limoges Métropole
Location within the department
Location within the department
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
No. of communes20
Established2002
SeatLimoges
Area
520.6 km2 (201.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
207,385
 • Density398/km2 (1,030/sq mi)

Composition

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The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 20 communes:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 20 December 2018, p. 15
  2. ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ CU Limoges Métropole (N° SIREN : 248719312), BANATIC. Accessed 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ Intercommunalité : Communauté urbaine Limoges Métropole, INSEE

45°50′N 1°16′E / 45.83°N 1.26°E / 45.83; 1.26