Bussière-Galant

Bussière-Galant
Bussière-Galant
Commune
	The church of Saint-Martin, in Bussière-Galant
	Coat of arms
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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
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Emmanuel Dexet
Area 1	53.86 km2 (20.80 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,280
• Density	24/km2 (62/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.

The railway station in Bussière-Galant

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.

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