Bussac-Forêt
Bussac-Forêt | |
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The town hall in Bussac-Forêt | |
Location of Bussac-Forêt | |
Bussac-Forêt Bussac-Forêt | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′48″N 0°22′07″W / 45.2133°N 0.3686111°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Les Trois Monts |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Saintonge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lise Mattiazzo[1] |
Area 1 | 34.78 km2 (13.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,079 |
| • Density | 31.02/km2 (80.35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17074 /17220 |
| Elevation | 39–85 m (128–279 ft) (avg. 63 m or 207 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bussac-Forêt (French pronunciation: [bysak fɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Located near the town is the former Landes de Bussac Airfield, mainly utilized by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. It was formally closed in 1953 and dismantled by the 1970s, with no trace left as of today.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 305 | — |
| 1968 | 609 | +99.7% |
| 1975 | 702 | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 753 | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 860 | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 872 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 957 | +9.7% |
Notable people
- Bruce Bochy, MLB baseball manager born in Bussac-Forêt in 1955. Manager of the France national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Bedenac-Bussac Airfield". Forgotten Airfields. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
External links
- Media related to Bussac-Forêt at Wikimedia Commons