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'''Uzel''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Côtes-d'Armor]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Brittany (administrative region)|Brittany]] in north-western [[France]]. It is about {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} west-north-west of [[Rennes]] and {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-west-north of [[Loudéac]]. |
'''Uzel''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Côtes-d'Armor]] [[Departments of France|department]] in [[Brittany (administrative region)|Brittany]] in north-western [[France]]. It is about {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} west-north-west of [[Rennes]] and {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-west-north of [[Loudéac]]. |
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It is the home of the French study centre of [[Devonport High School for Boys]]. |
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The old school in the centre of Uzel was the scene of torture and killings by the Nazi's and by the French Nazi sympathisers [[Bezen Perrot]] in 1944. |
The old school in the centre of Uzel was the scene of torture and killings by the Nazi's and by the French Nazi sympathisers [[Bezen Perrot]] in 1944. |
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Uzel
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Location of Uzel  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Uzel |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Uzel-près-l'Oust |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Pierre Le Helloco |
| Area 1 | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 897 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/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 is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in north-western France. It is about 100 km (62 mi) west-north-west of Rennes and 15 km (9.3 mi) north-west-north of Loudéac.
It is the home of the French study centre of Devonport High School for Boys.
The old school in the centre of Uzel was the scene of torture and killings by the Nazi's and by the French Nazi sympathisers Bezen Perrot in 1944.
Demography
The inhabitants of Uzel are known in French as Uzelais.
Famous people
Fulgence Bienvenüe, chief engineer for the Paris Métro in 1896, was born in Uzel in 1852.
See also
External links
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