Tulle

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Tulle is a historic town in central France, known as the capital of the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
subprefecture in France
administrativeStatus prefecture of department
area 24.44 square kilometres
capitalOf Corrèze department
climate oceanic climate
coatOfArms Arms featuring three silver towers on a blue field
connectedByRailTo Brive-la-Gaillarde
Ussel
connectedByRoad A89 motorway (via nearby access)
coordinateLocation 45.2667°N 1.7667°E
country France
departmentCode 19
departmentSeatSince 1790
elevationMax 460 metres
elevationMin 185 metres
gentilicLanguage French
hasCulturalEvent Festival de la Vézère (nearby venues)
hasDemonym Tulliste
Tullistes
hasFootballClub Tulle Foot Corrèze
hasLandmark Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Tulle
Maison de Loyac
Musée du Cloître de Tulle
Pont des Barris
hasRailwayStation Gare de Tulle
historicalEvent Tulle massacre of June 1944
INSEECODE 19272
isPrefectureOf Corrèze
knownFor accordion manufacturing
arms manufacturing
languageTradition Occitan (Limousin dialect)
locatedIn Corrèze department
locatedInCentralPartOf France
locatedInHistoricalRegion Limousin
locatedInRegion Nouvelle-Aquitaine
locatedInValleyOf Corrèze River
locatedOnRiver Corrèze River
mainEconomicSectors light industry
public administration
services
partOfIntercommunality Tulle Agglo
postalCode 19000
regionCapitalBeforeReform Limousin (de facto shared functions)
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
twinnedWith Ludlow
Ribérac
Schorndorf


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