Uzer (Ardèche)

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Uzer
Uzer (France)
Uzer
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ardèche
Arrondissement Largentière
Canton Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Community association Val de Ligne
Coordinates 44 ° 31 ′  N , 4 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 31 ′  N , 4 ° 20 ′  E
height 130-335 m
surface 3.51 km 2
Residents 414 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 118 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 07110
INSEE code

Town center

Uzer is a French municipality with 414 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Ardèche, in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .

geography

Uzer is located in southern France on the Ligne and the Lande, a tributary of the Ligne, about 31 kilometers southwest of Privas , the seat of the prefecture of the Ardèche department and 3.7 kilometers southeast of Largentière , the sub-prefecture of the arrondissement and capital of the canton Largentière on one mean height of 233  m . The Mairie stands at a height of 160  m . Neighboring municipalities of Uzer are Vinezac in the north, Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche in the northeast, Balazuc in the east and Laurac-en-Vivarais in the southwest. The municipality has an area of ​​351 hectares.

The municipality is assigned to a climate zone of the type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger) : warm, moderate rainy climate  (C), fully humid  (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.

Population development

year 1793 1896 1954 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 292 433 248 337 368 336 385 414

Culture and sights

Uzer belongs to the Roman Catholic community of Laurac , which is part of the parish of Saint Joseph au Pays de Ligne of the diocese of Viviers . In the 1826-built church Saint-Pierre, which the apostle Simon Peter ordained is a gilded cross is a Catholic brotherhood in the 19th century, in the additional list of 1,974 historical monuments has been registered.

economy

There are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Picodon cheese and protected geographical indications (IGP) for long-life sausage (Saucisson de l'Ardèche) and wine (Ardèche , Comtés Rhodaniens and Méditerranée) in the municipality .

Web links

Commons : Uzer  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Ligne at SANDRE (French)
  2. a b Village d'Uzer. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved April 8, 2014 (French).
  3. Saint Joseph au Pays de Ligne. Diocèse de Viviers, accessed April 8, 2014 (French).
  4. ^ Les églises et édifices religieux recensés par l'OPR à Uzer. In: patrimoine-religieux.fr. Observatoire du Patrimoine Religieux, accessed April 8, 2014 (French).
  5. Entry No. 07327 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)