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Bussière-Badil
Location of Bussière-Badil
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CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementNontron
CantonBussière-Badil
IntercommunalityPérigord Vert Granitique
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Terrefond
Area
1
19.86 km2 (7.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
514
 • Density26/km2 (67/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.

Bussière-Badil is a commune in the Dordogne department in south-western 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.

Church of Bussière-Badil

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