Ussel () is a French commune, a subprefecture in the Corrèze department in central France. It is in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Ussel.
It is the capital of the old, historical region of Haute-Corrèze.
Geography
Ussel is in the Massif Central on the foot of the plateau de Millevaches. The city itself is on top of a hill between the valleys of the Diège and the Sarsonne rivers.
The commune of Ussel has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The city of Ussel is at about from Bordeaux, at from Toulouse, at from Paris and at from Lyon.
The commune of Ussel is surrounded by the communes:
Three rivers flow through the communeː the river Diège (the town sometimes is called Ussel-sur-Diège), the river Sarsonne and the stream Étang Roux.
Climate
The climate of Ussel, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Usselois (women: Usseloises).
With a population of 9,772, Ussel has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Ussel
Administration
Ussel is a subprefecture of the Corrèze department, the capital of the arrondissement of Ussel and the administrative centre () of the canton of Ussel.
It is part of the intercommunality Haute-Corrèze ().
Twinned and partner towns
Ussel is twinned with: Auray, Morbihan, France