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 | |
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  Cussac | |
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Cussac | |
| Coordinates: 44°59′05″N 2°56′00″E / 44.9847°N 2.9333°ECoordinates: 44°59′05″N 2°56′00″E / 44.9847°N 2.9333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
| Canton | Saint-Flour-Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | 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) |
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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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 190 | — |
| 1968 | 236 | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 203 | −14.0% |
| 1982 | 175 | −13.8% |
| 1990 | 160 | −8.6% |
| 1999 | 135 | −15.6% |
| 2008 | 129 | −4.4% |
See also
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