Haute-Vienne
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| Haute-Vienne | |
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| Information | |
| Number | 87 |
| Region | Limousin |
| Prefecture | Limoges |
| Subprefectures | Bellac Rochechouart |
| Population -Total (1999) -Density | Ranked 62nd 353,893 64/km² |
| Area | 5520 km² |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 42 |
| Communes | 201 |
| President of the General Council | Marie-Françoise Pérol-Dumont PS |
| Location | |
| Image:Carte France Département 87.png | |
Haute-Vienne is a French département named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments which together constitute the French région of Limousin.
The chief city of the Haute-Vienne is Limoges. In fact, Limoges is the only city of any size in the department with all other towns having a population of less than 20,000.
Geography
The source of the Charente River is in the département, near Rochechouart.
The neighboring départements are: Creuse, Corrèze, Dordogne, Charente, Vienne, Indre.
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