Bussière-Galant

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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. 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.^[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

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Haute-Vienne : une maison de retraite pour éléphants pourrait ouvrir ses portes prochainement". Franceinfo (in French). 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.