Uzerche

Uzerche (French pronunciation: [yzɛʁʃ]; Occitan: Usercha) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Uzerche
A general view of Uzerche
Location of Uzerche
Uzerche
Uzerche
Coordinates: 45°25′32″N 1°33′51″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementTulle
CantonUzerche
IntercommunalityPays d'Uzerche
Government
  Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Grador
Area
1
23.85 km2 (9.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
2,798
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19276 /19140
Elevation270–441 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.

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".

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