Dun-le-Palestel
Dun-le-Palestel | |
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 The village from the Chabannes Wood | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Dun-le-Palestel  | |
  Dun-le-Palestel  Dun-le-Palestel | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′22″N 1°40′00″E / 46.3061°N 1.6667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Dun-le-Palestel |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Daulny[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.81 km2 (3.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,091 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23075 /23800 |
| Elevation | 294–507 m (965–1,663 ft) (avg. 366 m or 1,201 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dun-le-Palestel (French pronunciation: [dœ̃ lə palɛstɛl]; Occitan: Dun) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography[edit]
A farming and light industrial village situated some 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D913, D44, D5 and the D951 roads.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,201 | — |
| 1968 | 1,260 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1,330 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 1,293 | −2.8% |
| 1990 | 1,203 | −7.0% |
| 1999 | 1,106 | −8.1% |
| 2008 | 1,160 | +4.9% |
Sights[edit]
- The church of Notre-Dame, built between 1905 and 1908.[3]
- The Lavoir of Dunet where the residents of the village washed their linens before the invention of the washing machine.
- The portal of the old church, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The war memorial.
- Vestiges of the moat of a castle.
- A dolmen known as the Pierre Eubeste, at La Valette.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "METEO - météo locale sur la France".
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dun-le-Palestel.
- Official website of Dun-le-Palestel (in French)
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