Dun-le-Palestel | |
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![]() The village from the Chabannes Wood | |
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.
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |