Cussac, Cantal

This article name (or a redirect to it) is a homophone with Cusack (disambiguation).

Cussac
Cussac
Administration
Country	France
Region	Auvergne
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Saint-Flour-Sud
Mayor	Guy Michaud (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	880–1,079 m (2,890–3,540 ft) (avg. 1,070 m/3,510 ft)
Land area1	13.68 km2 (5.28 sq mi)
Population2	129  (2008)
- Density	9 /km2 (23 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	15059/ 15430
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.

Coordinates: 44°59′05″N 2°56′00″E / 44.9847°N 2.9333°E / 44.9847; 2.9333

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 of Cussac, Cantal

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
190	236	203	175	160	135	129

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

• INSEE