Montsauche-les-Settons (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃soʃ le sɛtɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in central France.^[3] Montsauche-les Settons is completely rural, the commune composed of a settlement, half of Lac des Settons (lake), and a few dispersed hamlets.

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Montsauche-les-Settons
Commune
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Coordinates: 47°12′56″N 4°01′36″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Château-Chinon (Ville)
Canton	Château-Chinon
Intercommunality	CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie Leclercq[1]
Area 1	44.30 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	514
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	58180 /58230
Elevation	467–701 m (1,532–2,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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The commune of Montsauche-les Settons is centrally located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the Morvan mountainous massif, at the heart of the protected natural area of the Parc naturel régional du Morvan.

The settlement, located 3 km from the lake, contains all the businesses and essential services of the area. The lake area's economy is organized around tourism, while the principal economic activity of the surrounding hamlets is raising cattle and Christmas tree farming.

The associated historical place names of the area are:

• Communes of the Nièvre department
• Parc naturel régional du Morvan