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Uzel (; or Uzel-près-l'Oust) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is about west-northwest of Rennes and north-northwest of Loudéac.

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Uzel is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Uzel, Côtes-d'Armor, and the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc. It serves as the capital of the canton of Uzel and is associated with the electoral district of canton of Guerlédan. The municipality has an area of 6.79 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 238 meters.

The population of Uzel is recorded as 1,134, comprising 509 males and 537 females. Another source lists the population as 953. The commune shares borders with Allineuc, L'Hermitage-Lorge, Merléac, and Saint-Hervé. Its postal code is 22460, and it is located in the Brittany region.

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Place details

Locality
Uzel
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
953

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Key facts

French commune.name
Uzel
French commune.native name
Uzel
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Mairieuzel.jpg
French commune.caption
The town hall of Uzel
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Uzel (CôtesArmor).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Saint-Brieuc
French commune.canton
Guerlédan
French commune.INSEE
22384
French commune.postal code
22460
French commune.mayor
Guénaël Choupaux
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
French commune.elevation min m
116
French commune.elevation max m
238
French commune.area km2
6.79

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Uzel
Country
France
Population
1134
Area
6.79
Elevation
188
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Capital of
canton of Uzel
Shares border with
Plœuc-L'Hermitage
Image
Mairieuzel.jpg
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Commons category
Uzel
postal code
22460
associated electoral district
canton of Guerlédan
male population
509
female population
537
P8168
almud
different from
Uzel
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-21-08-02-20
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Encyclopedic overview

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Uzel (; or Uzel-près-l'Oust) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is about west-northwest of Rennes and 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uzel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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