Ussel-d'Allier

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Ussel-d'Allier
Coat of arms of Ussel-d'Allier
Ussel-d'Allier (France)
Ussel-d'Allier
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Allier
Arrondissement Moulins
Canton Gannat
Community association Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Coordinates 46 ° 12 '  N , 3 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 12 '  N , 3 ° 11'  E
height 262-390 m
surface 8.02 km 2
Residents 162 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 03140
INSEE code 03294

western entrance to the town

Ussel-d'Allier is a French municipality with 162 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (2015 Auvergne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Moulins and the municipality association of Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne, founded in 2016 . The inhabitants are called Usselois .

geography

The municipality of Ussel-d'Allier is located in the hill country between the rivers Bouble and Sioule north of the Massif Central in the Limagne Bourbonnaise , part of the historical province of Bourbonnais , about 20 kilometers northwest of Vichy . The poorly forested, 8.02 km² large municipal area consists of a strip of drained marshland in the west and a landscape gradually rising to the east, which is characterized by fields and pastures. The highest point in the municipality, at 390 meters above sea level, is located southwest of the village of Ussel . The municipality also includes the districts and hamlets of Leu, La Croizette, Les Marais, La Garde, La Baillie and Les Marais de la Flotte .

Ussel-d'Allier is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fourilles in the north, Étroussat in the north-east and east, Saint-Germain-de-Salles in the south-east, Charroux in the south-west, Taxat-Senate in the west and Chantelle in the north-west.

Place name

The name comes from the Gallic Uxellos , which means something like high ranking . In 1913 the name suffix d'Allier was added to distinguish the community from others called Ussel .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 210 184 164 163 147 146 150 160
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Isidore church
  • Château de la Croizette
  • Virgin Mary statue
  • Fallen monuments (at the cemetery and in the church)
  • several hall crosses

See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Ussel-d'Allier

  • Saint-Isidore church

  • Virgin Mary statue

Economy and Infrastructure

Eight farms are based in Ussel-d'Allier (grain cultivation, cattle breeding). Although located in the middle of the Saint-Pourçain (AOC) wine-growing region , there is no viticulture in Ussel-d'Allier.

In the small town of Gannat , 14 kilometers to the south, there is a connection to the A719 autoroute . The Gannat train station is on the Cevennenbahn .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 118-119.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Place name on fr.wiktionary.org (French)
  2. ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Ussel-d'Allier on cassini.ehess.fr
  4. ↑ Ussel-d'Allier on insee.fr
  5. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Ussel-d'Allier  - Collection of images