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 |
Area 1 | 34.78 km2 (13.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 1,074 |
| • Density | 30.88/km2 (79.98/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.