Tulle
Prefecture and commune
A view in front of the cathedral in Tulle.
Coat of arms
Location of Tulle
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Coordinates: 45°16′02″N 1°45′56″E / 45.2673°N 1.7655°E / 45.2673; 1.7655
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Tulle
Canton	Tulle
Intercommunality	Tulle Agglo
Government
• Mayor	Bernard Combes[1]
Area 1	24.44 km2 (9.44 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	14,325
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Tullistes
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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),^[2] and its average altitude is 323 m (1,060 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 620 m (2,030 ft).^[3]

Tulle and its neighboring communes

The commune of Tulle is surrounded by the communes:

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.

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

The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Tullistes.^[4]

With a population of 14,325,^[5] 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).^[6] 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).^[7]

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).

Tulle is twinned with:

• Schorndorf, Germany
• Errenteria, Spain
• Bury, England, United Kingdom
• Lousada, Portugal
• Smolensk, Russia
• Dueville, Italy

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  Prefecture.
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  Tulle downtown.
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  Saint-Joseph church.
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  Tulle theatre.

• Arrondissement of Tulle
• Communes of the Corrèze department
• Tulle massacre

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tulle.

• Mairie de Tulle website (in French)
• Office de Tourisme Intercommunal Tulle et Cœur de Corrèze