Correze Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes France
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Uzerche
Uzerche (French pronunciation: [yzɛʁʃ]; Occitan: Usercha) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
In 1787, the English writer Arthur Young described the town as "the pearl of the Limousin" because of its picturesque setting. Built on a defensible rocky outcrop in an oxbow of the river Vézère, and located at a medieval crossroads, Uzerche has a long cultural heritage. Under Pepin the Short, the city was the seat of an influential abbey and a seneschal. Uzerche still has many castles, hotels, and other buildings displaying turrets built by the Uzechoise nobility, thus adding weight to the saying "He who owns a house in Uzerche has a castle in the Limousin." In 1996 Uzerche was awarded "village étape" status and, since 2010, has been listed among the towns of France to be worthy of a "plus beaux détour".
Known in ancient times as: Userca
Periods/Settlements: roman, late-antique
Distance between:
Paris to Uzerche241 Miles / 388 Kms Marseille to Uzerche239 Miles / 386 Kms
Population: 2798 inhabitants
Code of the commune:
19276 Postal Code:
19140
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