Bussière-Galant | |
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![]() The church of Saint-Martin, in 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. |
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.
Inhabitants are known as Bussiérois.
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]