Bussière-Galant
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bussière-Galant
|commune status = Commune
|image = Église Saint-Martin de Bussière-Galant.jpg
|caption = The church of Saint-Martin, in Bussière-Galant
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Bussière-Galant 87.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|45.6281|1.0378|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 87027
|postal code = 87230
|arrondissement = Limoges
|canton = Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
|intercommunality =
|term = 2020–2026
|elevation min m = 338
|elevation max m = 551
|area km2 = 53.86
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
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File:Gare de Bussière-Galant (Haute-Vienne, France).JPG
Bussière-Galant ({{IPA|fr|bysjɛʁ ɡalɑ̃}}; {{langx|oc|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.
==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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.francetvinfo.fr/animaux/bien-etre-animal/haute-vienne-une-maison-de-retraite-pour-elephants-pourrait-ouvrir-ses-portes-prochainement_2336263.html|title=Haute-Vienne : une maison de retraite pour éléphants pourrait ouvrir ses portes prochainement|date=2017-08-21|work=Franceinfo|access-date=2017-08-21|language=fr-FR}}
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
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