Bussière-Galant
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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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 Location within France  Bussière-Galant Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′41″N 1°02′16″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 (2023)[2] | 1,298 |
| • Density | 24.10/km2 (62.42/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
In 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
- 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
