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 =

|mayor = Emmanuel Dexet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|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}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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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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