Uzerche
Uzerche | |
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The historic center. | |
Location of Uzerche | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′32″N 1°33′51″E / 45.4256°N 1.5642°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Tulle |
| Canton | Uzerche |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Uzerche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Grador |
Area 1 | 23.85 km2 (9.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 2,806 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19276 /19140 |
| Elevation | 270–441 m (886–1,447 ft) (avg. 333 m or 1,093 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Uzerche (French pronunciation: [yzɛʁʃ]; Occitan: Usercha) 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".