Usson-en-Forez

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Usson-en-Forez
Coat of arms of Usson-en-Forez
Usson-en-Forez (France)
Usson-en-Forez
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Montbrison
Canton Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Community association Loire Forez
Coordinates 45 ° 23 '  N , 3 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 23 '  N , 3 ° 57'  E
height 767-1,137 m
surface 47.27 km 2
Residents 1,482 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 42550
INSEE code
Website http://www.usson-en-forez.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Usson-en-Forez

Usson-en-Forez is a French commune with 1,482 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (until 2015: canton of Saint-Bonnet-le-Château ).

geography

Usson-en-Forez is located in the historic Forez landscape in the Massif Central . Usson-en-Forez is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saillant in the north, Estivareilles in the northeast, Apinac in the east, Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon and Saint-Julien-d'Ance in the south, Saint-Georges-Lagricol and Craponne-sur- Arzon in the southwest, Sauvessanges in the west and Viverols in the northwest.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
1,820 1,698 1,456 1,342 1,265 1,232 1,410 1,484
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Symphorien Church
  • Saint-Symphorien church from the 15th century
  • Notre-Dame chapel in Chambriac from the 12th century
  • Chapel of Sainte-Reine in Lissac

Personalities

Web links

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