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Uzel
Uzel | |
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![]() The town hall of Uzel | |
Coordinates: 48°17′N 2°50′W / 48.28°N 2.84°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
Canton | Guerlédan |
Intercommunality | Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Guénaël Choupaux[1] |
Area 1 | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,107 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 22384 /22460 |
Elevation | 116–238 m (381–781 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Uzel (French pronunciation: [yzɛl]; or Uzel-près-l'Oust[3]) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is about 100 km (62 mi) west-northwest of Rennes and 15 km (9.3 mi) north-northwest of Loudéac.
The old school, in the centre of Uzel, was the scene of torture and killings by the Nazis and by the collaborationist Bezen Perrot, in 1944.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 857 | — |
1968 | 899 | +4.9% |
1975 | 926 | +3.0% |
1982 | 990 | +6.9% |
1990 | 943 | −4.7% |
1999 | 897 | −4.9% |
2008 | 1,056 | +17.7% |
The inhabitants of Uzel are known in French as uzelais.
Personalities
- Fulgence Bienvenüe, chief engineer for the Paris Métro in 1896, was born in Uzel in 1852.
- Alphonse Guépin, architect, born in Uzel in 1808.
- Yves Morvan, romanesque art specialist, born in Uzel in 1932.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Uzel-près-l'Oust". Service Public.fr (in French).
External links
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- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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