Canton of Dun-le-Palestel

The canton of Dun-le-Palestel is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Geography
An area of valleys and plateaux, consisting of woodland and farmland, with the town of Dun-le-Palestel, in the arrondissement of Guéret, at its centre. The altitude varies from 197m (Crozant) to 546m (Saint-Sulpice-le-Dunois) with an average altitude of 306m.

Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 13 to 17 communes:
 * Azerables
 * Bazelat
 * La Celle-Dunoise
 * La Chapelle-Baloue
 * Colondannes
 * Crozant
 * Dun-le-Palestel
 * Fresselines
 * Lafat
 * Maison-Feyne
 * Naillat
 * Nouzerolles
 * Sagnat
 * Saint-Germain-Beaupré
 * Saint-Sébastien
 * Saint-Sulpice-le-Dunois
 * Villard