Uzel

Uzel
Uzel
The town hall of Uzel
The town hall of Uzel
Coat of arms of Uzel
Location of Uzel
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Uzel is located in France
Uzel
Uzel
Uzel is located in Brittany
Uzel
Uzel
Coordinates: 48°17′N 2°50′W / 48.28°N 2.84°W / 48.28; -2.84
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonGuerlédan
IntercommunalityLoudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guénaël Choupaux[1]
Area
1
6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,107
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Uzel-près-l'Oust". Service Public.fr (in French).