Population - 233,000   (1,067,000)

Area - 5,857 km²   (1,663)

Population density - 40    (642)

(comparative figs - Surrey UK)

Towns with over 3,000 people

Allassac   3,366

Argentat   3,125

Bort-les-Orgues   3,534

Brive-la-Gaillarde   49,141

Egletons   4,087

Malemort-sur-Correze   6,535

Objat   3,372

Saint-Pantaleon-de-Larche   3,773

Tulle   15,553

Ussac   3,260

Ussel   10,753

Uzerche   3,062

Main town

Brive-la-Gaillarde

485 miles - 7 hours - from Calais

What is it really like for holidays in Correze

The Correze is at the heart of France running from the lowlands of the Haute-Vienne to the edge of the Massif Central and the plateau de millevache

Moorlands at the top through deep gorges and bubbling rivers to lush green meadows and lakes

This is the true Limousin where the rounded cape or limousine first came from

Must visit places

Gimel-les Cascades - a charming hamlet set in a deep gorge

Segur-le-Chateau -  lovely village with Henri IV's fortified chateau

Treignac - and the Rocher des Folles with views of the Vezeres gorge

Tulle - down by the river - winding lanes and stairways

Uzerche - above a loop in the river Vezere

Correze Holidays - b&b

Correze Holidays - cottages

Correze Holidays - tourist info