Canton of Dun-le-Palestel explained

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:^[1]

• 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

See also

• Arrondissements of the Creuse department
• Cantons of the Creuse department
• Communes of the Creuse department

References

46.3244°N 1.65°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028626017 Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse