Bussière-Galant | ||
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Commune | ||
The church of Saint-Martin, in Bussière-Galant
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Coordinates: 45°37′41″N 1°02′16″E / 45.6281°N 1.0378°ECoordinates: 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 | |
Intercommunality | Monts de Châlus | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Martine Beylot | |
Area1 | 53.86 km2 (20.80 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 1,425 | |
• Density | 26/km2 (69/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bussière-Galant (Occitan: Bussiéra (Galand)) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
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.