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Chissey-en-Morvan

Coordinates: 47°07′02″N 4°13′34″E / 47.1172°N 4.2261°E / 47.1172; 4.2261
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Chissey-en-Morvan
The church and town hall in Chissey-en-Morvan
The church and town hall in Chissey-en-Morvan
Coat of arms of Chissey-en-Morvan
Location of Chissey-en-Morvan
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Chissey-en-Morvan is located in France
Chissey-en-Morvan
Chissey-en-Morvan
Chissey-en-Morvan is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chissey-en-Morvan
Chissey-en-Morvan
Coordinates: 47°07′02″N 4°13′34″E / 47.1172°N 4.2261°E / 47.1172; 4.2261
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementAutun
CantonAutun-1
IntercommunalityCC du Grand Autunois Morvan
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Pascal Pomme[1]
Area
1
29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
281
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
DemonymChisséens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71129 /71540
Elevation350–607 m (1,148–1,991 ft)
(avg. 376 m or 1,234 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chissey-en-Morvan (French pronunciation: [ʃisɛ ɑ̃ mɔʁvɑ̃]; lit. "Chissey-in-Morvan"), commonly referred to simply as Chissey, is a rural commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France.

Bordering both Nièvre and Côte-d'Or, it is part of Morvan Regional Natural Park.

History

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The Buis hoard of 7th-century gold coins was found in Chissey-en-Morvan in 1855.

On 26 June 1944, amid World War II, German occupying forces motivelessly executed three local teenagers in Vauchezeuil, northeast of the village of Chissey-en-Morvan, who happened to be passing through.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ (in French) "En 1944 à Vauchezeuil, trois adolescents tombaient sous les balles nazies", www.lejsl.com, 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ (in French) "(L'été 1944) Trois adolescents sauvagement assassinés et laissés dans un champ", www.lejdc.fr, 26 June 2014.