Usson-en-Forez

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

Usson-en-Forez
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Usson-en-Forez
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Coordinates: 45°23′27″N 3°56′32″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Intercommunality	Loire Forez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Beal[1]
Area 1	47.24 km2 (18.24 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,461
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42318 /42550
Elevation	767–1,137 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.

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.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department