Haute-Vienne: Limoges Porcelain and the Limousin
Haute-Vienne centres on Limoges, a city synonymous with porcelain. The local kaolin deposits enabled a porcelain industry from the eighteenth century that became one of the most prestigious in the world. The Musee National Adrien Dubouche holds one of the largest ceramic collections globally. Limoges also has a tradition of enamelwork dating to the twelfth century.
The department sits in the Limousin, a region of rolling hills and cattle pastures. Limousin cattle, a muscular tawny breed, are raised across the department. Oradour-sur-Glane, where an SS division massacred 642 men, women, and children in June 1944, has been preserved as a memorial in its destroyed state. Saint-Junien and Bellac are the main secondary towns. The population is about 372,000.
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Haute-Vienne centres on Limoges, a city synonymous with porcelain. The local kaolin deposits enabled a porcelain industry from the eighteenth century that became one of the most prestigious in the world. The Musee National Adrien Dubouche holds one of the largest ceramic collections globally. Limoges also has a tradition of enamelwork dating to the twelfth century.
The department sits in the Limousin, a region of rolling hills and cattle pastures. Limousin cattle, a muscular tawny breed, are raised across the department. Oradour-sur-Glane, where an SS division massacred 642 men, women, and children in June 1944, has been preserved as a memorial in its destroyed state. Saint-Junien and Bellac are the main secondary towns. The population is about 372,000.
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