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November 22, 2007
Limoges 870085 87000
Haute-Vienne Limousin
45.850 1.250 298 m

The CATHEDRALE Saint-Etienne XIIIe XVIe XIXe Century.

Started in 1273 and completed in 1888 by the fastening of the bell-tower at romance base with the Gothic nave.
Located at the middle of the old quarter of the City, it is the principal church of Limoges and the seat of évéché.
The construction of the bell-tower began at the 11th century and was reinforced at the 14th century.

Limoges is a city of the mid-west of France, prefecture of the department of Haute-Vienne, chief town of the Limousin area, populated of 137 502 Limougeauds and Limougeaudes, distributed on 77 km², is 1 730 hab./km².
It is the "capital of the ceramicses" because of the historical establishment of the porcelain industry, and the craft industry of enamel and the stained glasses.
The climate is moderate oceanic of western frontage, with light mountain tendency, due in the vicinity of the Central Solid mass.
The name of Limoges comes from that of the Gallic tribe of Lémovices, alive on the Limousin territory during Antiquity.
Limoges is located at the north of the cultural zone of the language of oc
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limoges

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