Archives municipales de Limoges

Les Archives municipales de Limoges sont un service public de la ville de Limoges, qui a pour mission de collecter, conserver, classer et valoriser les archives communales. Elles détiennent des fonds très variés :

archives anciennes (registres consulaires, registres paroissiaux, confréries...) ; archives modernes (registres d’état civil, recensement de la population, délibérations du conseil municipal...) ; archives contemporaines (archives de la collectivité depuis la décentralisation) ; fonds iconographiques (plans de ville, plans de bâtiments, photos, cartes postales anciennes des fonds Paul Colmar et Geneviève Semeilhon) ; archives privées (archives associatives, syndicales, économiques, familiales données ou déposées par des particuliers ou des personnes morales). Elles sont installées depuis 1977 dans l'ancien couvent des Jacobins.

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1. Voir aussi


1. = Articles connexes =

Archives municipales Archives départementales de la Haute-Vienne

1. = Liens externes =

Site officiel « Les archives », sur ville-limoges.fr (consulté le 26 août 2017). Archives en ligne Maryline Rogerie, « Jusqu’au printemps 2015, la salle de consultation en rénovation est fermée au public », sur lepopulaire.fr, 14 novembre 2014 (consulté le 26 août 2017). Sciences de l’information et bibliothèques Portail de Limoges

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Diocese of Limoges

The Diocese of Limoges (Latin: Dioecesis Lemovicensis; French: Diocèse de Limoges) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the départments of Haute-Vienne and Creuse. After the Concordat of 1801, the See of Limoges lost twenty-four parishes from the district of Nontron which were annexed to the Diocese of Périgueux, and forty-four from the district of Confolens, transferred to the Diocese of Angoulême; but until 1822 it included the entire ancient Diocese of Tulle, when the latter was reorganized. Since 2002, the diocese has been suffragan to the Archdiocese of Poitiers, after transferral from the Archdiocese of Bourges. In 2021, in the Diocese of Limoges there was one priest for every 6,766 Catholics.

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Hôtel de Ville, Limoges

The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, western France, standing on the Place Jacques Chirac. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1975.

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Jardin botanique de l'Evêché

The Jardin botanique de l'Evêché (Botanical Garden of the Bishopric, 2 hectares), also known as the Jardin botanique de Limoges, is a botanical garden located behind the Cathedral and Musée de l'Evêché in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France. It is open daily without charge. The garden was first established in the 18th century, with today's botanical garden created 1956–1961 and renovated in 1976. It occupies several terraces overlooking the Vienne River with gardens organized into French parterres. Today the systematic garden contains more than 1,200 plants, organized into groupings including medicinal plants; industrial and dye plants; food and condiments; fodder; and aromatic plants.

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Limoges Cathedral

Limoges Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges) is a Roman Catholic church located in Limoges, France. it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in 2016. It is a national monument and the seat of the Bishop of Limoges. Construction of the Gothic cathedral began in 1273, but was not completed until 1888. The cathedral combines elements of Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture and Renaissance architecture. It is noted for the Flamboyant facade of the transept, vestiges of Romanesque architecture, particularly in the bell tower, and the Renaissance rood screen with reliefs of the labors of Hercules, built in 1534.

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University of Limoges

The University of Limoges (Université de Limoges) is a French public university, based in Limoges. Its chancellor is the rector of the Academy of Limoges (an administrative district in France for education and research). It counts more than 16,000 students and near 1,000 scholars and researchers. It offers complete curricula up to the doctorates and beyond in the traditional areas of knowledge. It was structured in October 1968 by the grouping of higher education institutions in Limoges. The oldest historical continuity is that of the faculties of pharmacy and medicine dating back to 1626. It is one of the main higher education institutions in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. As of July 2015 it is a member of the Leonardo da Vinci consolidated University (Université confédérale Léonard de Vinci) along with the University of Poitiers, the University of La Rochelle, François Rabelais University and several engineering schools. University of Limoges is ranked as the top 50 among the universities in France. University of Limoges is in the top 7% of universities in the world, ranking 29th in the France as 2020. Ranks 1st among universities in Limoges.

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