Uzerche

Also known as Faubourg-Égalité, Usèrcha, Sainte-Eulalie

Uzerche (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

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Place details

Locality: Uzerche
Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country: France
Population: 3,143
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Uzerche
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: View of Uzerche - 02.jpg
French commune.caption: The historic center.
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Uzerche (Corrèze).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Tulle
French commune.canton: Uzerche
French commune.INSEE: 19276
French commune.postal code: 19140
French commune.mayor: Jean-Paul Grador
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Pays d'Uzerche
French commune.elevation m: 333
French commune.elevation min m: 270
French commune.elevation max m: 441
French commune.area km2: 23.85

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Faubourg-Égalité
Population: 2806
Area: 23.85
Elevation: 270
Official website: www.uzerche.fr
Image: Uzerche 20 juin 2008 009.jpg

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Commons category: Uzerche
postal code: 19140
male population: 1578
female population: 1228
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-5-55-73-17-00

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Contents

Name
Location
History
Strategic location
Frankish fortress to the Abbey of Saint Pierre
10th to 14th centuries
Development of the judiciary and royal patronage of the city
From the French Revolution to the present day
Traffic and transport
Population
Agriculture
Personalities
See also
References
Gallery
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Uzerche (; ) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

In 1787, the English writer Arthur Young described the town as "the pearl of the Limousin" because of its picturesque setting. Built on a defensible rocky outcrop in an oxbow of the river Vézère, and located at a medieval crossroads, Uzerche has a long cultural heritage. Under Pepin the Short, the city was the seat of an influential abbey and a seneschal. Uzerche still has many castles, hotels, and other buildings displaying turrets built by the Uzechoise nobility, thus adding weight to the saying "He who owns a house in Uzerche has a castle in the Limousin." In 1996 Uzerche was awarded "village étape" status and, since 2010, has been listed among the towns of France to be worthy of a "plus beaux détour".