Haute-Vienne is a département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve départements that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The prefecture and largest city in the department is Limoges, the other towns in the department each having fewer than twenty thousand inhabitants. Haute-Vienne had a population of 372,359 in 2019.
Descartes is a large village and commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is approximately 29 kilometers east of Richelieu and about 48 kilometers east of Loudun, on the banks of the Creuse River, near the border of the French department of Vienne, and the border of the region between Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is famous for the birthplace of the French mathematician and philosopher who invented the Cartesian coordinate system, René Descartes.
Montmorillon is a commune in central-western France, in the Vienne department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Its inhabitants are called Montmorillonnaisesand Montmorillonnais.
Auberives-sur-Varèze is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France.
Abzac is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Alloue is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France.
Épenède is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Seilhac is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Meuzac is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Rancon is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Estrablin is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Located near Vienne (7 km) and Lyon (30 km), Estrablin is attractive for its calm and its rural atmosphere. The name of the town is believed to be derived from the French word defining aspens (tremble), a species of poplar trees locally present in large quantities, especially along the rivers.
Angles-sur-l'Anglin is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It has been selected as one of the most beautiful villages of France.
Bourg-Archambault is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Saint-Léomer is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Saint-Martin-l'Ars is a commune in the Vienne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of western France.
Lathus-Saint-Rémy, commonly known as Lathus, is a commune in the Vienne department, and the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France.
Journet is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Béthines is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Mazerolles is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
The Salleron is a 51.7-kilometre (32.1 mi) long river in the Haute-Vienne, Vienne and Indre departments in central France. Its source is several small streams which converge in a pond at Azat-le-Ris. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Anglin, into which it flows between Concremiers and Ingrandes.
