Dun-le-Palestel

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Dun-le-Palestel
Coat of arms of Dun-le-Palestel
Dun-le-Palestel (France)
Dun-le-Palestel
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Dun-le-Palestel (main town)
Community association Monts et Vallées Ouest Creuse
Coordinates 46 ° 18 ′  N , 1 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 18 ′  N , 1 ° 40 ′  E
height 294-507 m
surface 9.81 km 2
Residents 1,116 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 114 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 23800
INSEE code

Dun-le-Palestel

Dun-le-Palestel is a commune in the Massif Central in France . It is the main town (chef-lieu) of the same canton in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine , in the department of Creuse and in the Arrondissement Guéret . It borders in the north on Maison-Feyne , in the north-east on Villard , in the south-east on Saint-Sulpice-le-Dunois , in the south on Naillat , in the south-west on Colondannes and in the north-west on Sagnat .

The former Routes nationales 713 and 151bis lead via Dun-le-Palestel.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 1201 1260 1330 1293 1203 1106 1160 1144

Attractions

  • Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin ( Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge )
  • Portal of a former church, Monument historique
  • former station building
  • Castle of Dun-le-Palestel with a post office
Former train station

Web links

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