Usson-en-Forez

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Usson-en-Forez

(2020–2026) Hervé Beal^[1]Area

47.24 km² (18.24 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,474 • Density31/km² (81/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42318 /42550

Elevation767–1,137 m (2,516–3,730 ft)
(avg. 915 m or 3,002 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Usson-en-Forez (French pronunciation: [ysɔ̃ ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ], literally Usson in Forez) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,698	—
1975	1,456	−2.17%
1982	1,342	−1.16%
1990	1,265	−0.74%
1999	1,232	−0.29%
2009	1,454	+1.67%
2014	1,492	+0.52%
2020	1,490	−0.02%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personalities

Lazarite priest Jean-Claude Faveyrial (1813–1893), author of the first book on the history of Albania.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE