Cussac (French pronunciation: ​[kysak]; Occitan: Cuçac) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France.

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Cussac
Commune
Location of Cussac
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Coordinates: 44°59′05″N 2°56′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Saint-Flour-2
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Michaud[1]
Area 1	13.68 km2 (5.28 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	121
• Density	8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department
• Close encounter of Cussac

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