Bussière-Badil

Bussière-Badil (French pronunciation: [bysjɛʁ badil]; Occitan: Bussiera Badiu) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France, part of the Parc naturel régional Périgord Limousin.

Bussière-Badil
The church in Bussière
Location of Bussière-Badil
Bussière-Badil
Bussière-Badil
Coordinates: 45°39′09″N 0°36′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementNontron
CantonPérigord Vert Nontronnais
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Jacques Lavallade
Area
1
19.86 km2 (7.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
373
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24071 /24360
Elevation125–292 m (410–958 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The place is first mentioned in 768 when the Order of Saint Benedict built a priory there. The Romanesque art-style church was built in the 12th century.

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