Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne (; , ; Upper Vienne) is a département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve départements that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The prefecture an ...
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
in western France.
Bussière-Galant station
Bussière-Galant is a railway station in Bussière-Galant, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Limoges-Bénédictins - Périgueux railway line. The station is served by Transport express régional, TER (local) services opera ...
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.
Notable people
* Irène de Maulmont, known as
Gina Palerme
Gina Palerme (born Marie Louise Irène de Maulmont, 18 December 1885 – 26 December 1977) was a French actress and dancer.
Biography
Gina Palerme was born Marie Louise Irène de Maulmont (also spelled Maumont) on 18 December 1885, the daugh ...
(1885 - 1977), is an actress, dancer and singer of French music hall
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Yoo Byung-eun
Yoo Byung-eun (; 11 February 1941 – 12 June 2014), also known by the art name Ahae, was a South Korean clergy, clergyman, businessman and photographer.
Yoo became the focus of Park Geun-hye's administration shortly after the Sinking of MV Se ...
businessman and a South Korean amateur photographer. Owner of the village of Courbefy located in the commune