Cussy-en-Morvan

Cussy-en-Morvan (French pronunciation: [kysi ɑ̃ mɔʁvɑ̃]; lit. "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.

Cussy-en-Morvan
Commune
A view of the church and village surroundings in Cussy-en-Morvan
Location of Cussy-en-Morvan
Cussy-en-Morvan Cussy-en-Morvan
Coordinates: 47°05′25″N 4°09′51″E / 47.0903°N 4.1642°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Autun
Canton	Autun-1
Intercommunality	Grand Autunois Morvan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Norbert Estienne[1]
Area 1	34.77 km2 (13.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	363
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71165 /71550
Elevation	365–720 m (1,198–2,362 ft) (avg. 485 m or 1,591 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located some 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Autun, in the heart of Morvan Regional Natural Park. As of 2019, Cussy-en-Morvan had a population of 378. It covers an area of 34.77 km² (13.42 sq mi).

It is situated on the departmental border with both Nièvre and Côte-d'Or at Gien-sur-Cure and the Ménessaire exclave, respectively.

Georges Leyton (code name Socrate), "one of the most popular leaders of the Resistance of the Morvan", was buried in the local cemetery in Cussy-en-Morvan in 1944, after being shot by German occupying forces.^[3][4]

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
• Morvan Regional Natural Park