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Cussy-en-Morvan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cussy-en-Morvan |
| commune status | Commune |
| image | CussyEnMorvan sep09.jpg |
| caption | A view of the church and village surroundings in Cussy-en-Morvan |
| image size | 270px |
| INSEE | 71165 |
| postal code | 71550 |
| arrondissement | Autun |
| canton | Autun-1 |
| intercommunality | CC du Grand Autunois Morvan |
| coordinates | |
| elevation m | 485 |
| elevation min m | 365 |
| elevation max m | 720 |
| area km2 | 34.77 |
| population | |
| population date | |
| population footnotes | |
| mayor | Norbert Estienne |
| term | 2020–2026 |
Cussy-en-Morvan (; 'Cussy-in-Morvan'), commonly referred to simply as Cussy, is a rural commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France.
It is located some 20 km northwest of Autun, in the heart of Morvan Regional Natural Park. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 346. It covers an area of 34.77 km2.
It is situated on the departmental border with both Nièvre and Côte-d'Or at Gien-sur-Cure and the Ménessaire exclave, respectively.
History
Georges Leyton (code name Socrate), "one of the most popular leaders of the Resistance of the Morvan" in World War II, was buried in the local cemetery in Cussy-en-Morvan on 12 August 1944, after being shot by German occupying forces near the nearby village of La Celle-en-Morvan.
References
References
- (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
- (December 2025). "Populations de référence 2023: 71 Saône-et-Loire". [[INSEE]].
- {{in lang. fr [https://fusilles-40-44.maitron.fr/spip.php?article213573 "LEYTON Georges, Édouard (dit Socrate)], ''fusilles-40-44.maitron.fr''.
- {{in lang. fr [https://data.bnf.fr/fr/12090840/georges_leyton/ Georges Leyton (1912-1944)], ''data.bnf.fr''.
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