Canton of Dun-le-Palestel

French canton |name=Canton of Dun-le-Palestel
reg=
dept=
arr=Guéret
chieftown =Dun-le-Palestel
numcomm=13
cancode=23 14
pop=6575
year=1999
area=274,39
dens=23,96
cons=Laurent Daulny
dates=2008-2014|

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, comprising 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 of 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 12th 2008."