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Location within Brittany region
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| Coordinates: 48°17′N 2°50′W / 48.28°N 2.84°WCoordinates: 48°17′N 2°50′W / 48.28°N 2.84°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc | |
| Canton | Uzel | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Uzel-près-l'Oust | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Yves Le Plénier | |
| Area1 | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,056 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22384 /22460 | |
| Elevation | 116–238 m (381–781 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Uzel (or Uzel-près-l'Oust) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is about 100 km (62 mi) west-northwest of Rennes and 15 km (9.3 mi) north-northwest of Loudéac.
The old school, in the centre of Uzel, was the scene of torture and killings by the Nazis and by the collarborationist Bezen Perrot, in 1944.
The inhabitants of Uzel are known in French as uzelais.
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