The modern region of Limousin is essentially composed of two historical French provinces: Beside these two main provinces, Limousin is also composed of small parts of other former provinces: Today the province of Limousin is the most populated part of the Limousin region. Limoges, the historical capital and largest city of the province of Limousin is the capital of the Limousin administrative region.
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The modern region of Limousin is essentially composed of two historical French provinces:
- Limousin: the Corrèze department in its entirety and the central and southeastern part of Haute-Vienne. The old province of Limousin is entirely contained inside the modern Limousin region.
- Marche: most of the Creuse department and the north and northeastern part of the Haute-Vienne.
The old province of Marche is almost entirely contained inside the
current Limousin region, with only a small part of Marche being now in
the Centre region.
Beside these two main provinces, Limousin is also composed of small parts of other former provinces:
- Angoumois: extreme south-west of Haute-Vienne
- Poitou: extreme west of Haute-Vienne
- Auvergne: extreme east of Creuse
- Berry: extreme north of Creuse
Today the province of Limousin is the most populated part of the Limousin region. Limoges, the historical capital and largest city of the province of Limousin is the capital of the Limousin administrative region.
