Dun-le-Palestel

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.

Dun-le-Palestel
Commune
The village from the Chabannes Wood
The village from the Chabannes Wood
Coat of arms of Dun-le-Palestel
Coat of arms
Location of Dun-le-Palestel
Dun-le-Palestel is located in France
Dun-le-Palestel
Dun-le-Palestel
Dun-le-Palestel is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Dun-le-Palestel
Dun-le-Palestel
Coordinates: 46°18′22″N 1°40′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonDun-le-Palestel
IntercommunalityCC Pays Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Daulny[1]
Area
1
9.81 km2 (3.79 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,090
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23075 /23800
Elevation294–507 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.

Geography

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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,201—    
19681,260+4.9%
19751,330+5.6%
19821,293−2.8%
19901,203−7.0%
19991,106−8.1%
20081,160+4.9%

Sights
  • 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

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "METEO - météo locale sur la France".
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