Cussac, Cantal

This article uses the location name. The municipality name is a homophone with Cusack (disambiguation), not a family name, and the province name is {{{2}}}.
Cussac
Cussac

Coordinates: 44°59′05″N 2°56′00″E / 44.9847°N 2.9333°E / 44.9847; 2.9333Coordinates: 44°59′05″N 2°56′00″E / 44.9847°N 2.9333°E / 44.9847; 2.9333
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Cantal
Arrondissement Saint-Flour
Canton Saint-Flour-Sud
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Guy Michaud
Area1 13.68 km2 (5.28 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 129
  Density 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 15059 / 15430
Elevation 880–1,079 m (2,887–3,540 ft)
(avg. 1,070 m or 3,510 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cussac is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France.

History

On August 29, 1967, two young siblings (François, 13 years old and Anne-Marie, 9 years old) claimed to have been the witnesses of a close encounter with a UFO and its occupants; the incident is now known as the close encounter of Cussac.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962190    
1968236+24.2%
1975203−14.0%
1982175−13.8%
1990160−8.6%
1999135−15.6%
2008129−4.4%

See also

References

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