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.

The *commune* of Ussel is surrounded by the *communes*:

Three rivers flow through the *commune*ː 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**

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## 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 

File:Ussel eglise.jpg|Side view of the *Saint Martin* church.
File:Ussel place joffre.jpg|Joffre square.
File:Ussel ventadour.JPG|*Hôtel Ventadour*.
File:Ussel maison ventadour.jpg|*Hôtel Ventadour* by night.

## Related pages
* Arrondissement of Ussel
* Communes of the Corrèze department

## References
## Other websites
* Mairie de Ussel website  
* Tourist Office of Haute-Corrèze