Bussière-Galant

Bussière-Galant (Occitan: Bussiéra (Galand)) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Bussière-Galant
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
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementLimoges
CantonSaint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Martine Beylot
Area
1
53.86 km2 (20.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,308
  Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87027 /87230
Elevation338–551 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.
The railway station in Bussière-Galant

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.[2]

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

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "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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