Limoges

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Limoges

The city hall Limoges Location within Limousin region  Limoges Administration Country France Region Limousin Department Haute-Vienne Arrondissement Limoges Canton Chief town of 16 cantons Intercommunality Limoges Métropole Mayor Alain Rodet (2008–2014) Statistics Elevation 209–431 m (686–1,414 ft) (avg. 294 m or 965 ft) Land area1 77.45 km2 (29.90 sq mi) Population2 139,026  (2006)  - Density 1,795 /km2 (4,650 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 87085/ 87000 Website http://www.ville-limoges.fr/ 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°50′07″N 1°15′45″E / 45.8353°N 1.2625°E / 45.8353; 1.2625

Limoges (French pronunciation: ​, Lemòtges or Limòtges in the Limousin dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France.

Limoges is known for its medieval enamels (Limoges enamels) on copper, for its 19th-century porcelain (Limoges porcelain) and for its oak barrels which are used for Cognac production.