Bussière-Badil

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Jacques Lavallade^[1]Area19.86 km² (7.67 sq mi)Population373 • Density19/km² (49/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation125–292 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.

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.

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	584	—
1975	595	+0.27%
1982	540	−1.38%
1990	530	−0.23%
1999	523	−0.15%
2009	468	−1.10%
2014	402	−2.99%
2020	373	−1.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department
• Parc naturel régional Périgord Limousin

References