Ussel, Corrèze

Ussel () is a French commune, a subprefecture in the Corrèze department in central France. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Ussel.

It is the capital of the old, historical region of Haute-Corrèze.

Geography
Ussel is in the Massif Central on the foot of the plateau de Millevaches.  The city itself is on top of a hill between the valleys of the Diège and the Sarsonne rivers.

The commune of Ussel has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The city of Ussel is at about  from Bordeaux, at  from Toulouse, at  from Paris and at  from Lyon.

+ Ussel and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Ussel

The commune of Ussel is surrounded by the communes:

Three rivers flow through the communeː the river Diège (the town sometimes is called Ussel-sur-Diège), the river Sarsonne and the stream Étang Roux.

Climate
The climate of Ussel, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population
The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Usselois (women: Usseloises).

With a population of 9,772, Ussel has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Ussel

 Administration 
Ussel is a subprefecture of the Corrèze department, the capital of the arrondissement of Ussel and the administrative centre () of the canton of Ussel.

It is part of the intercommunality Haute-Corrèze ().

 Twinned and partner towns 
Ussel is twinned with:
  Auray, Morbihan, France

 Gallery 

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Ussel
 Communes of the Corrèze department

References

Other websites

 Mairie de Ussel website  
 Tourist Office of Haute-Corrèze

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Corrèze