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Tulle

Prefecture and commune

A view in front of the cathedral in Tulle.

Coat of arms

Tulle

Location in France

Tulle

Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Country

Tulle

Tulle Agglo

Area

24.44 km² (9.44 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

14,325

• Density

586.13/km² (1,518.1/sq mi)

Tullistes

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

19272 /19000

Elevation

185–460 m (607–1,509 ft)
(avg. 323 m or 1,060 ft)

Website

www.ville-tulle.fr

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tulle (Occitan: Tula) is a French commune, the prefecture of the Corrèze department in central France. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Tulle.

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Geography

Tulle is in the valley of the Corrèze river at the confluence of this river with several tributaries: the Solane and the Céronne on the right side, and Saint-Bonnette and Montane on the left side. The city is in narrow part of the valley along several Kilometres.

The commune of Tulle has an area of 24.4 km² (9.4 sq mi), and its average altitude is 323 m (1,060 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 620 m (2,030 ft).

Distance from Tulle to other cities
Bordeaux	Toulouse	Montpellier	Lyon	Nantes	Paris	Marseille
243 km (151 mi)	244 km (152 mi)	338 km (210 mi)	324 km (201 mi)	415 km (258 mi)	476 km (296 mi)	633 km (393 mi)

Tulle and its neighboring *communes*

The commune of Tulle is surrounded by the communes:

Naves		Gimel-les-Cascades
		Chanac-les-Mines
	Tulle

Chameyrat	Sainte-Fortunade	Laguenne

Three rivers flow through the communeː the river Diège (the town sometimes is called Ussel-sur-Diège), the river Sarsonne and the stream Étang Roux.

Climate

The climate of Tulle, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Tullistes.

With a population of 14,325, Tulle has a population density of 586 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Tulle

Tulle forms, together with other 7 communes, the urban area of Tulle with a population of 21,108 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 119.7 km² (46.2 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Tulle, formed by 25 communes, with a population of 30,970 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 417.5 km² (161.2 sq mi).

Administration

Tulle is the prefecture of the Corrèze department, the capital of the arrondissement of Tulle and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Tulle.

It is part of the intercommunality Tulle Agglo (French: Communauté d'agglomération Tulle Agglo).