Bussière-Galant Explained

Bussière-Galant
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Bussière-Galant 87.svg
Coordinates:	45.6281°N 1.0378°W
Insee:	87027
Postal Code:	87230
Arrondissement:	Limoges
Canton:	Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Mayor:	Emmanuel Dexet^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:	338
Elevation Max M:	551
Area Km2:	53.86

Bussière-Galant (in French pronounced as /bysjɛʁ ɡalɑ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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.^[2]

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

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. News: Haute-Vienne : une maison de retraite pour éléphants pourrait ouvrir ses portes prochainement. 2017-08-21. Franceinfo. 2017-08-21. fr-FR.