Cuncy-lès-Varzy

Cuncy-lès-Varzy (, literally Cuncy near Varzy) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It is located 6 km northeast of the town of Varzy and 15 km southeast of Clamecy.

== History == The occasional discovery of Gallo-Roman vestiges suggests that the town has long been occupied. The name "Cuncy" dates from the period of Roman conquest and comes from the Roman Quintiacum (Cunciacum, Cunciae). In 1075, Cuncy was established as a parish by the bishop of Auxerre, Geoffroy de Champallement, and the original church likely dates to this period. In the Middle Ages, particularly from the 12th century onwards, monasteries and abbeys were established and spread throughout the region. Today, although Cuncy-lès-Varzy still boasts a beautiful Gothic church, the monastic communities have long since disappeared and the last resident priest left Cuncy several decades ago. The presbytery, built relatively recently (1827), is now the town social hall, but retains the inscription «Domus mea domus orationis».