Canton of Dun-le-Palestel

Canton of Dun-le-Palestel
French canton
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Seat	Dun-le-Palestel
Communes	13
Government
• Representative	Laurent Daulny 2008-2014
Area¹
• Total	274,39 km2 (10,594 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	6,575
• Density	23.96/km2 (62.1/sq mi)
Cantonal code	23 14
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Dun-le-Palestel is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Limousin 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

The Canton de Dun-le-Palestel comprises 13 communes and a total of 6,575 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Population

See also

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

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on September 12, 2008.

v t e Cantons of the Creuse department Ahun Aubusson Auzances Bellegarde-en-Marche Bénévent-l'Abbaye Bonnat Bourganeuf Boussac Chambon-sur-Voueize Châtelus-Malvaleix Chénérailles Crocq Dun-le-Palestel Évaux-les-Bains Felletin Gentioux-Pigerolles Guéret-Nord Guéret-Sud-Est Guéret-Sud-Ouest Jarnages La Courtine La Souterraine Le Grand-Bourg Pontarion Royère-de-Vassivière Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs Saint-Vaury

Coordinates: 46°19′28″N 1°39′00″E / 46.32444°N 1.65000°E / 46.32444; 1.65000