Dun-le-Palestel | ||
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Commune | ||
The village from the Chabannes Wood
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Coordinates: 46°18′22″N 1°40′00″E / 46.3061°N 1.6667°ECoordinates: 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 | Pays Dunois | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Laurent Daulny | |
Area1 | 9.81 km2 (3.79 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 1,160 | |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 23075 /23800 | |
Elevation | 294–507 m (965–1,663 ft) (avg. 366 m or 1,201 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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 is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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.