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Corrèze

American  
[kaw-rez] / kɔˈrɛz /

noun

  1. a department in central France. 2,273 sq. mi. (5,885 sq. km). Tulle.


Corrèze British  
/ kɔrɛz /

noun

  1. a department of central France, in Limousin region. Capital: Tulle. Pop: 234 144 (2003 est). Area: 5888 sq km (2296 sq miles)

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In the lush countryside linking off radar Corrèze to the Lot region in Southwest France, almost hugging the banks of the Dordogne river, a striking 19th-century manor house recently underwent a dramatic reconstruction.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

The Corrèze prefecture said that more studies would now be carried out, and "when new elements allow us to pinpoint the remains, a new effort will be made to exhume them".

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023

Marc Hirschi made it third time lucky as he claimed his maiden Tour de France stage victory in Sarran Corrèze.

From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2020

The newspaper Le Figaro reported that Mr. Senderens died at his home in Corrèze, in southwestern France.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2017

Looking to the east, I saw the mountains of Auvergne, the Mont-Dore range rising beyond the Corrèze against the blue sky, as white as the sugar towers and pinnacles upon a bride-cake.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison