Corrèze is the southernmost of the three départments which make up the Limousin region of France. It occupies 5.857 square kilometres to the west of the Massif Central andthe volcanic mountains of the Auvergne are easily accessible. It is a green land of dense forests and meandering rivers, and beef and dairy cattle graze peacefully in the wide plains to the south and west. Summers are hot and there is enough rain to keep the air fresh and the countryside lush throughout the holiday season.

Tulle is the departmental capital, and the other main towns are Brive-la-Gaillarde (Motorail terminus) and Ussel. Brive has an important agricultural market and local industry includes the manufacture of agricultural machinery and electrical appliances, as well as food processing. Tulle produces firearms but its once thriving lace industry has all but disappeared. In the main, though, the economy of Corrèze depends on agriculture and forestry.

The might of the rivers has been harnessed in a series of artificial lakes, constructed after the Second World War, which feed a cluster of hydroelectric power stations. These help to meet the extra demand for electricity in winter, and then the water level in the lakes drops to some two or three metres, but in the summer months levels are allowed to rise, enabling the lakes to be used for water sports. Tle Lac de la Triouzoune is one of those lakes.