Bussière-Galant (French pronunciation: [bysjɛʁ ɡalɑ̃]; Occitan: Bussiera Galand) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Bussière-Galant station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux and Limoges.
Bussière-Galant | |
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 The church of Saint-Martin, in Bussière-Galant | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bussière-Galant  | |
  Bussière-Galant  Bussière-Galant | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′41″N 1°02′16″E / 45.6281°N 1.0378°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Dexet[1] |
| Area 1 | 53.86 km2 (20.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,267 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87027 /87230 |
| Elevation | 338–551 m (1,109–1,808 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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Inhabitants are known as Bussiérois.
Elephant Haven
editIn 2017, construction of a "retirement home" for elephants named Elephant Haven was begun in the commune of Saint-Nicolas-Courbefy, not far from Bussière-Galant.[3]
Notable people
edit- Irène de Maulmont, known as Gina Palerme (1885 - 1977), is an actress, dancer and singer of French music hall
- Yoo Byung-eun businessman and a South Korean amateur photographer. Owner of the village of Courbefy located in the commune
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Haute-Vienne : une maison de retraite pour éléphants pourrait ouvrir ses portes prochainement". Franceinfo (in French). 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
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