Uzel

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Uzel
Uzel
Commune
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The town hall of Uzel
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Coat of arms
Location of Uzel
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Uzel
Coordinates: 48°17′N2°50′W / 48.28°N 2.84°W / 48.28; -2.84
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
 (2022) [2]
1,134
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22384 /22460
Elevation116–238 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.

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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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962857—    
1968899+4.9%
1975926+3.0%
1982990+6.9%
1990943−4.7%
1999897−4.9%
20081,056+17.7%

The inhabitants of Uzel are known in French as uzelais.

Personalities

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Uzel-près-l'Oust". Service Public.fr (in French).


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