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Égletons
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Égletons (; Aus Gletons in Occitan) is a commune in the department of Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
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Égletons is a commune in France, situated within the Corrèze department and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Égletons and is located in the arrondissements of Tulle and Ussel. The town has a population of 5,077, comprising 2,395 males and 1,903 females. Its postal code is 19300, and it covers an area of 16.85 square kilometers at an elevation of 800 meters above sea level.
The commune borders Darnets, Moustier-Ventadour, Péret-Bel-Air, and Rosiers-d'Égletons. Égletons is twinned with Uffenheim and received the Croix de guerre 1939–1945. A driving school named Pass'Permis is located on Rue Henri Chapoulie in the town.
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- Locality
- Égletons
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,316
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Égletons
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Lycée-Pierre-Caraminot.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Pierre Carminot Lycée
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Égletons (Corrèze).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Ussel
- French commune.canton
- Égletons
- French commune.INSEE
- 19073
- French commune.postal code
- 19300
- French commune.mayor
- Charles Ferré
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 533
- French commune.elevation max m
- 800
- French commune.area km2
- 16.85
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Égletons (; Aus Gletons in Occitan) is a commune in the department of Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
==Geography== ===Location=== Égletons is located in the Massif Central at the crossroads of several geographical ensembles. The city leans up against the first foothills of the Limousine mountains (the Plateau de Millevaches in the north, and the Massif des Monédières to the west), and thus establishes itself on the high Corrèzian plateau and Italicdominating to the east, the gorges of the Dordogne. The municipality is located on the former Route nationale 89 now the D1089: 30 km east of Tulle 29 km west of Ussel 5 km from Exit 22 of the A89 autoroute connecting Bordeaux (260 kilometres) and Clermont-Ferrand (120 kilometres).
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