Bussac-sur-Charente

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Bussac-sur-Charente

Total population

1,282

Air quality index

29Good

Elevation2 m

Land area9.98 km²

Coordinates45.79°, -0.64°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bussac-sur-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Henri Mignet

French radio engineer and aircraft designer

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René Guillot

French children's writer (1900–1969)

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

French physician (1738-1814)

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Jean d'Auton

French writer, poet, monk and historiographer

Kilian Patour

French bicycle racer

Dominique Rocheteau

French association football player

Marc Antoine Auguste Gaudin

French chemist (1804-1880)

François Rivière

French screenwriter and writer

Théodore Duret

French journalist, author and art critic (1838–1927)

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Charles Vanderbourg

French translator (1765-1827)

Maurice Ordonneau

French playwright and composer (1854–1916)

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Jean-Pierre-Louis de Luchet

French journalist

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François Brisson

French footballer and manager

Gabriel Richard

French priest and American politician (1767-1832)

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Pierre de La Garde

French composer

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Jacques Proust

French literary historian (1926–2005)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

• Fontcouverte
  2.4 mi away · pop. 2,306
• Saintes
  3 mi away · pop. 25,518
• Vénérand
  3.7 mi away · pop. 770
• Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux
  4.1 mi away · pop. 2,810
• Plassay
  4.7 mi away · pop. 788
• Pessines
  5.8 mi away · pop. 785
• Grandjean
  6.2 mi away · pop. 312
• Saint-Savinien
  6.5 mi away · pop. 2,453
• Saint-Bris-des-Bois
  7.2 mi away · pop. 386
• La Clisse
  7.2 mi away · pop. 729
• Saint-Porchaire
  7.5 mi away · pop. 1,937
• Brizambourg
  7.9 mi away · pop. 959

Browse all places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine →

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