Bussière-Poitevine

Bussière-Poitevine
Commune
The church of Saint-Maurice, in Bussière-Poitevine

Coat of arms
Bussière-Poitevine
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Bussière-Poitevine
Coordinates: 46°14′11″N 0°54′20″E / 46.2364°N 0.9056°E / 46.2364; 0.9056Coordinates: 46°14′11″N 0°54′20″E / 46.2364°N 0.9056°E / 46.2364; 0.9056
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Bellac
Canton Bellac
Intercommunality Haut Limousin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Andre Dubois
Area1 41.71 km2 (16.10 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 980
  Density 23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 87028 /87320
Elevation 122–242 m (400–794 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bussière-Poitevine (Occitan: Bussiére) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Geography

The river Gartempe forms all of the commune's eastern border.

See also

References

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