Bussac-sur-Charente
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Saintes | |
| Canton | Chaniers | |
| Community association | Saintes | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 47 ′ N , 0 ° 38 ′ W | |
| height | 2-60 m | |
| surface | 9.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,266 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 127 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17100 | |
| INSEE code | 17073 | |
 Bussac-sur-Charente town hall |
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Bussac-sur-Charente is a western French community with 1,266 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Bussac-sur-Charente belongs to the Arrondissement Saintes and the Canton of Chaniers (until 2015: Canton Saintes-Nord ). The inhabitants are called Bussacais .
geography
Bussac-sur-Charente is about four kilometers north of Saintes in the Saintonge . The Charente river limits the municipality to the west. Bussac-sur-Charente is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Vaize in the north, Le Douhet in the east, Fontcouverte in the south and south-east, Saintes in the south and Port-d'Envaux in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 525 | 602 | 662 | 860 | 989 | 1123 | 1238 | 1266 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 14th century (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Bussac-sur-Charente )
- Bussac Castle from the 17th century (in Port-Berteau)
Notre-Dame church
Bussac Castle
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the Swiss municipality of Oron-la-Ville in the canton of Vaud.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 979-980.
