The department of the Corrèze, created in 1790, rested since the High Middle Ages on four distinct seigniories. This unit, called the Low-Limousin, belonged to the government of the the Limousin. It was composed of:

• the Viscount of Turenne (in South-east), independent until in 1738,
• the Viscount of Ventadour (in the East),
• the Viscount of Comborn (center-North),
• part of the Viscount of Ségur, around Pompadour and Ségur (in the North-West).

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