The small village of Pussy (IPA: [pysi]) is located in the commune of La Léchère in the Savoie département of France, not far from Moûtiers. Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Savoie is a French département located in the Alps. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Moûtiers is a commune of the Savoie département, in the Rhône-Alpes région, in France. ...

The name derives from the Gallo-Roman name Pusiacum, from pusus meaning little boy. This article covers the culture of Romanized areas of Gaul. ...

Lying near the river Isère and the mountain of Mont Bellachat, the village boundary covers 18 km² (6.8 mile²). The local church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, was rebuilt in 1669. The Isère is a 290 km long river in southeastern France, in the Rhône-Alpes région. ... It has been suggested that Ecclesia (Church) be merged into this article or section. ... John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or John the Dipper) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ... // Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ...

In 1561 the population was recorded as 1455 people, 548 in 1776, and 276 in 1979. // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

Pussy and several other small villages were merged into the La Léchère commune for administrative purposes in 1972. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• (French) La Léchère tourist office

Coordinates: 45°31′00″N, 6°28′27″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...