- A new stage town
- Sub-prefecture of Corrèze (19)
- Population: 9,200 (Ussellois and Usselloises)
A new town on the Tour route, Ussel will become the sixth to host the race in the department of Corrèze, alongside the likes of Sarran, Brive and Tulle. The town is, however, already used to welcoming the professional peloton, for Paris-Corrèze, for example, which finished here in 2003 when Nicolas Fritsch was first across the line. Ussel has also seen Tour de France stage-winners celebrating victory: Francis Campaner was the victor here in 1975, followed by Mariano Martinez in 1978, Jean-François Bernard in 1985 and, most recently, David Moncoutié in 2001. Turning to the women, Marianne Vos was the victor the last time the Tour Féminin en Limousin paused in Ussel in 2012.
