Cossaye

Cossaye is a common French, located in the department of the Nievre and the area Burgundy.

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History

  • In 1287, Cossaye was known under name COCOYUM, of the name Gallo-Roman Coccius (man) or Romain Cortis (field), then COCAIO, COSSEY, COSSAIE, COSSA, COUSSAY, COUSSAYE, finally in 1594 COUSSAYS and COSSAYE (stronghold of the whole of the castles of DECIZE).
There still remains in wood in the north of the commune of the vestiges of a Roman way which started from DECIZE.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Economy

  • bovine Breeding (race charolaise) and mixed-farming

  • Building firm, plumbing, a bar and only one bakery-grocer

  • largest Gisement of coal of France (estimated at 250 million tons) was discovered by the Bureau of geological and mining research (BRGM) between Lucenay-the-Aix and Cossaye in 1986 after 5 years of research.

  • This coal mine should be exploited (partly with open sky) starting from 2010 (the project must still be voted) and a Thermo plant of 1000 megawatts would then be built on the site in order to exploit this energy source directly.

  • the total investment is estimated at 1,4 billion Euros.

  • This project undergoes a strong opposition citizen joined together around the Defense association of the Nevers-native South.

  • Sources

    • Jounal of the center.
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Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of Nievre

External bonds

  • Cossaye on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Cossaye on the site of INSEE
  • Cossaye on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Cossaye on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Cossaye on Mapquest

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