Usagre
Flag of Usagre
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityExtremadura
ProvinceBadajoz
Government
  MayorNuria Candalija (PSOE)
Area
  Total235 km2 (91 sq mi)
Elevation
566 m (1,857 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total1,777
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Usagre is a municipality located in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. In the 2022 registry, 1,765 inhabitants were counted. It is part of the Campiña Sur administrative region.

It was here on 25 May 1811, when Anglo-Allied cavalry commanded by Major-General William Lumley routed a French cavalry force led by Major-General Marie Victor Latour-Maubourg during the Battle of Usagre, part of the Peninsular War.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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