Canton of Dun-le-Palestel

The canton of Dun-le-Palestel is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Dun-le-Palestel
Canton
Interactive map of Dun-le-Palestel
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
No. of communes	17
Seat	Dun-le-Palestel
Area	352.49 km2 (136.10 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	7,502
• Density	21.28/km2 (55.12/sq mi)
INSEE code	23 07

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:

• 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
• Villard

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2013	8,079	—
2018	7,633	−1.13%
Source: INSEE

See also

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