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Revision as of 17:28, 16 July 2016
Uzel
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Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
Canton | Uzel |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Uzel-près-l'Oust |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Yves Le Plénier |
Area 1 | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | 1,056 |
• Density | 160/km2 (400/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 (or Uzel-près-l'Oust[1]) 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 collarborationist 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
- ^ "Uzel-près-l'Oust". Service Public.fr (in French).
External links
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