Bussac-sur-Charente

Bussac-sur-Charente
The town hall in Bussac-sur-Charente
Location of Bussac-sur-Charente
Bussac-sur-Charente
Bussac-sur-Charente
Coordinates: 45°47′13″N 0°37′59″W / 45.7869°N 0.6331°W / 45.7869; -0.6331
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaintes
CantonChaniers
IntercommunalityCA Saintes
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Luc Marchais
Area
1
9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,313
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17073 /17100
Elevation2–60 m (6.6–196.9 ft)
(avg. 12 m or 39 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bussac-sur-Charente (French pronunciation: [bysak syʁ ʃaʁɑ̃t], literally Bussac on Charente, before 1984: Bussac) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.