Usson-en-Forez

Usson-en-Forez
Commune
Location of Usson-en-Forez
Usson-en-Forez
Usson-en-Forez
Coordinates: 45°23′27″N 3°56′32″E / 45.3908°N 3.9422°E / 45.3908; 3.9422
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonSaint-Just-Saint-Rambert
IntercommunalityLoire Forez Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Hervé Beal
Area
1
47.24 km2 (18.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,461
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42318 /42550
Elevation767–1,137 m (2,516–3,730 ft)
(avg. 915 m or 3,002 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Usson-en-Forez (French pronunciation: [ysɔ̃ ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ], literally Usson in Forez) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.